position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
news; word; tidings; omen
our country; our land; one's own country
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
(political) administration; political power
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
world fair; international exposition
participation; joining; entry; adherence
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
beginning; outset; first; onset
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
people; men and women; each person; everybody
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
by means of; due to; because of; according to
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life