(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
time; hour; season; time of the year
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
wherein; therein; thereinto
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
to be remembered; to go down in history
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
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
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
Satchō Alliance; 1866 alliance between the feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)