pride; boast; credit (to)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
rather; sooner; preferably
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
remaining; left-over; excess
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
Satchō Alliance; 1866 alliance between the feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to put on airs; to assume importance
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to try and do something; to attempt to do something