to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
fourth day of the month; four days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to unfold; to unroll; to open
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
Imperial standard; (fig.) worthy cause
hostile party; enemy side
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
new government; new administration
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
chief vassal; senior statesman
participation; taking part; consultant; councillor; adviser
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation