luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to be erected; to be built
storehouse; warehouse; godown
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
family; members of a family
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
coincident with; while; simultaneously
by means of; due to; because of; according to
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
one's long-cherished desire
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance