country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
administration; government; administrator; consul (of the French republic; 1799-1804)
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians (beginning in 794 CE); shogun; great, unifying leader
now known as; renamed as; examination; inspection; investigation
why; how; for what reason
by means of; due to; because of; according to
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)
mockery; derision; ridicule
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
upheaval; upthrust; uplift
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to give; to do (something) for
to say; to be called; to do
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
use; utilization; utilisation; application
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)