being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
prohibition; inhibition; ban
in this manner; in this way; like this
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
around the world; throughout the world
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
feudal retainer or warrior
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
older brother; elder brother
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
surrender (fall) of a castle
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
older sister; elder sister
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be injured; to sustain a wound
while; even though; despite
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)