war; battle; match; game; competition
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
society; the world; the times
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
pardon; remission; amnesty
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
being the sole master of the situation; reigning supreme; standing unchallenged
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism
emphasizes direct object of action
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
exemplar; model; example; pattern
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
form; shape; figure; visage
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
the West; the Occident; Western countries
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
rare; strange; odd; peculiar