imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
madness; craziness; insanity
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
ardent; passionate; vehement
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
office and rank; an official rank
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
Sanjō Sanetomi (1837-1891)
to run away; to escape safely
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
commoner; patriot; humble subject; late Edo period commoner opposition movement (mid-18th century to mid-19th century)
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
at that time; in those days
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
index finger; forefinger; second toe
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort