to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
society; the world; the times
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
life-taking sword; sword used to kill
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to order; to command; to appoint
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay