reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
18th day of the month; 18 days
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
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
forbidden gate; heavily guarded gate; gate to the imperial palace; gate to the imperial court; imperial residence
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; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
commoner; humble subject; private citizen who opposed the Tokugawa shogunate during the Bakumatsu period; grassy place; bush
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
guarantee; security; assurance; 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; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
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 be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off