Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
already; now; no longer; not any more
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
existence; possession; having; limited company
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
at that time; in those days
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
shipping agent; boathouse; inn for sailors
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's