even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
adds force or indicates command
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
how; in what way; how about
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
Japanese person; Japanese people
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
in that way; thus; so; so?
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
to leave this world; to die
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
Gentoku era (1329.8.29-1331.8.9)