accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
vacant house; unoccupied house
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
the very best; excellent; superb
blooming late; flowering late; late-flowering plant; late-blooming species (of plant); being a late bloomer (of an athlete, author, etc.)
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
immediately; at once; instantly
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
race (of people); type of person
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
exchange of blows; long rally
coming alongside (a boat, pier, etc.)
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
flat; superficial; surface-level; one-dimensional
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
establishment; settlement
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to be helpful; to be useful
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary