-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
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
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to attack; to assault; to assail
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
proceeding to the capital
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
Emperor Koumei; Koumei Tenno (1831-1866 CE, reigning: 1846-1866 CE)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to become settled; to be fixed
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to gather strength; to take heart
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
condition; situation; prospects
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet