to face; to go towards; to head towards
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
major powers of the world; great powers
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
family or person with samurai ancestors
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to turn towards; to point
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
explosion; rupture; break off
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
family a woman has married into
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be helpful; to be useful
in that way; thus; so; so?