expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
that; the matter in question
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to finish reading; to read through
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count