finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
having no special rank or title
armed might; military power; the sword; force
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
polite; courteous; hospitable
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
feudal system of the shogunate and domains
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
incident; affair; happening; event
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
job; work; duties; trade; skill
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate