yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
taste; liking; preference
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
party; set; gang; company; person
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
diligent; absorbed (in something)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
(artistic) accomplishments
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
small house; thatched hut
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
events of the day; current affairs
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
at that time; in those days
secret; private; surreptitious
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
literary art; literary activity; writing
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish