this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
in that way; thus; so; so?
lately; recently; nowadays
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in this way; thus; such; uh...
year in, year out; always; 24-7
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
many; numerous; various; large number of
to unfold; to unroll; to open
restoration of imperial rule
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
bureau director; office chief
bravery; courage; heroism
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
decapitation; decapitated head
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
new government; new administration