to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
example sentence; illustrative sentence; model sentence
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
deceased; late; dead; departed
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
opposing side; opposite camp; opposition
rule; government; administration
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
split; division; break up
meaning; significance; sense
end of a line (of writing); line break
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)