Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture);  sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
 thoroughly;  completely;  severely;  harshly; (arch.)  scattered; (arch.)  disconnected
 piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs);  kindling (twigs, branches, etc.);  firewood
 work (e.g. of art);  production;  harvest;  cultivation;  technique
 person who is ...;  thing that is ...
 to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.);  to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
 very;  considerably;  by no means;  not readily;  middle;  half-way point
 to be helpful;  to be useful
 precisely;  exactly;  plumb;  damn;  stupid;  cursed
 everything;  all;  the whole;  entirely;  completely;  wholly
 November;  eleventh month of the lunar calendar
 wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
 in order to;  for the purpose of;  must;  should
 Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
 day;  days;  sun;  sunshine;  (the) day;  daytime;  date
 to go out to meet;  to receive;  to welcome;  to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family);  to call for;  to summon
 emperor;  shogun;  honored person (honoured);  (another person's) wife
 next;  following;  subsequent;  stage;  station
 two persons;  two people;  pair;  couple
 to meet;  to encounter;  to see;  to have an accident;  to have a bad experience
 continuously in some state (for a long time, distance);  throughout;  much (better, etc.);  by far;  far away;  long ago
 point;  tip;  head (of a line);  front;  first;  before;  (the way) ahead
 that;  it;  then;  that point (in time); (arch.)  there; (arch.)  you
 to drop;  to lose;  to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.);  to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair);  to lose (a match);  to reject (an applicant);  to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
 to protect;  to guard;  to defend;  to keep (i.e. a promise);  to abide (by the rules);  to observe
 dramatic;  exciting;  touching;  extreme
 another meeting;  meeting again;  reunion
 the expectation is that ...;  the reason is that ...;  the fact is that ...;  the explanation is that ...;  it is that ...
 wow!;  oh!;  yeah!;  alright!;  waah!;  boohoo!
 ah!;  oh!;  yes;  indeed;  aah;  gah
 (for the) first time;  something used (worn, etc.) for the first time;  new item;  first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
 to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.)  to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.)  to be visible; (arch.)  to be seen
 healthy;  robust;  strong;  solid;  durable
 to die;  to pass away;  to lose spirit;  to lose vigor;  to cease;  to stop
 thoughtless;  reckless;  seldom;  rare;  ordinary;  usual
 thing;  matter;  incident;  occurrence;  circumstances;  situation;  work
 reason;  cause;  circumstances
 honorific/polite/humble prefix
 to wait;  to await;  to look forward to;  to depend on;  to need