jpdb beta

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

2

luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous

1

main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall

8

light; easy; non-serious; minor

2

to meet; to assemble; to congregate

2

high-ranking; senior

1

dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance

1

ladies and gentlemen

1

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

1

friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation

1

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

1

shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander

2

Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)

1

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

1

whole nation; whole land; whole country

3

warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war

2

to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

4

still; even now; to this day

2

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

2

Britain and France; Anglo-French

1

each; respectively

5

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment

1

support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

1

(United States of) America; USA; US

1

intervention

1

China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty

1

chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain

6

to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

2

Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)

1

state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture

1

ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

1

minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

1

retaliation; revenge

1

perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy

2

purity; innocence

1

(grape) wine

1

reproachful; resentful; spiteful

1

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

1

reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai

5

months and years

1

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

1

standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress

1

darkness

1

now is the time

1

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

1

altogether; entirely

2

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

1

to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish

1

pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

1