how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
thereupon; shortly thereafter
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
knowing; (an) acquaintance
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
directly; in person; firsthand
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
various fiefdoms; various domains
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
girl; young (unmarried) woman