enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
fighting to the death (with swords)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
person who is ...; thing that is ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
will not do; do not; does not
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
entering the capital; entering Tokyo
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
should; must; -able; probably; likely
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
but; however; provided that
young lord; successor of one's current lord
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
tenth day of the month; ten days
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
consequence; outcome; result; blame
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
letter bearing the shogun's scarlet seal; seal stamp given to worshippers and visitors to shrines and temples
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances