(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
the West; the Occident; Western countries
major powers of the world; great powers
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
powerful person; influential person
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
enterprising; go-ahead; progressive
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke