this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
major incident; major happening; big scandal
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
(Edo-period) chief minister
Ii Naosuke (1815-1860.3.24)
in that way; thus; so; so?
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
keeping house; being confined to one's house
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
news; word; tidings; omen
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
-less; lacking; non-existing