dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
to say; to be called; to do
again and again; repeatedly
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
greeting; a fine thing to say
Emperor Koumei; Koumei Tenno (1831-1866 CE, reigning: 1846-1866 CE)
hostilities; beginning of hostilities
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
please; somehow or other; one way or another
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
in accordance with; according to
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
emperor (of Japan); mikado
influence; clout; leverage
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise