Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
reigning; controlling; dictating
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
now; the present time; just now; another; more
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing