polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
explosive; blasting powder
imported; foreign-made
exhibition; exposition; expo; fair
staff; staff officer
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal; strength; punch; edge; vigor
gear; cogwheel
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from
disclosure; exposure; revelation
baldness; bald head
violent; furious; tempestuous
encouragement; cheering on
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to; to make an effort; to be zealous
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to be worn off
to lose hair; to become bald
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to turn oneself into; to transform oneself into
dispatch; despatch; deployment
hegemony
betting ticket; betting slip
box; case; chest; package; pack; crate
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to carry; to transport; to move; to convey
angel's raiment; robe of feathers
edge of blade
interval; space; interstice; threshold
to get between; to be caught in
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides)
bankruptcy; insolvency
bridge
end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge; margin
chopsticks
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to flip; to snap; to flick
ladder
disgrace; shame
shameless; shameless person
origin; beginning; start
to begin; to start; to commence
beginning; start; outset; opening
for the first time
first; firstly; first of all; to begin with; in the beginning; at the beginning
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
supreme ruler; conqueror
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
branch office
place; location; spot; position; area
pillar; post
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
running
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
(running) high jump
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run