to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
adds force or indicates command
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to order; to command; to appoint
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
in comparison to; rather than
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
someone who curries favor with their master while secretly plotting against him
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to rescue from; to help out of; to save