to walk; to move forward; to make progress
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
literally; to the letter; literal
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
personal grudge; personal enmity
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to get strong; to gain strength
revere the Emperor, expel the (Western) barbarians
overthrow of the shogunate
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
to experience hardship; to suffer a bad experience; to be put in a tough spot
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to accept; to receive; to agree
to become desperate; to give in to despair
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner