therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to differ; to vary; to disagree
be (that) as it may; having said that
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
(social) class; rank; grade
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
ration; stipend; allowance
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to grow; to develop; to grow up
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
society; the world; the times
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence