club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
Emperor Koumei; Koumei Tenno (1831-1866 CE, reigning: 1846-1866 CE)
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
insolent fellow; rude fellow
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)