children's song; nursery rhyme
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
cache; place to hide something
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
buried gold; buried treasure
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
surrender of a castle; surrender of a fortress; capitulation of a stronghold
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
new government; new administration
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
to take away; to carry away
secret; private; surreptitious
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to form a pair; to pair up
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)