activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
influence (on someone); inspiration
the other day; a few days ago
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
reform; reformation; reorganization
deep regret; great disappointment
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
news; word; tidings; omen
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
any more; any further; any better; any longer
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
document; official papers
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
suddenly; all of a sudden
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
one by one; one after another; successively
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp