Vocabulary

a mere trifle

to make an appearance; to show up

to watch for an unguarded moment

bygones; the past; past event

dissolute mind; hardened heart

ingredients for sushi

to grow in clusters

to have a guilty conscience

in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover

limpid water

haughty; holding one's head high

to draw a plan

to draw a diagram

to live in want

to achieve success

to assume a new surname

to be exhausted; to be out of energy

in the name of justice

to make a living

to hope to succeed

to grow in prosperity

to hinder the growth of (e.g. plants, someone); to hamper the growth of

first and second series

stillness and motion

to start on a journey; to go on a military expedition

thesis and antithesis

Satsuma Rebellion (1877)

sexual freedom

to be born; to come into this world

to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest

to have an involuntary emission of semen

to shirk a responsibility

to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame

to shoulder responsibility

to shirk one's responsibility

to have a name entered in the family register

to book a seat; to take a seat

to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

to fulfill one's responsibility

to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat