government; administration; ministry
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to steal; to rob; to take away
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
bloody wind; wind carrying the stench of blood from a battle
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about