abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
to insist on one's own ideas
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate
arbitration; intercession; mediation
colleague; workmate; comrade; coworker
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
Idu (archaic writing system that uses Chinese characters to represent the Korean language)
the human body; one's person
retirement; resignation; stepping down
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
type 1; category 1; first class
perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
beginning (of a century, etc.)
retiring from military service
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
modernization; modernisation
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
military or naval register; muster roll
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy