origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
knowledge applied to evil purposes
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
successively; one after another
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
go that far; to that extent
older brother; elder brother
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
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)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
government service; the bureaucracy
to be needed; to be wanted
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
all present; all concerned; all of us
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn