to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
failure; mistake; blunder
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
idea of uniting the court and the shogunate (late Edo period)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to manage; to dispose of; to carry through; to distinguish; to discriminate
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to make a cutting remark; (lit.) to stab someone with a short blade
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
manner of speaking; way of speaking; intimation; lip service; words
to glare at each other; to confront each other
last night; yesterday evening
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
warrior; soldier; samurai; government official serving the imperial court during the Nara period
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
carelessness; negligence; oversight
town elder (Edo period); town leader; alderman
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
a suitor; an accuser; a complainant; an informant; sue; accuse
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
camp stool; folding stool
long ago; a long time ago; already
to set (sun); to become dark
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)