depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
that day; the very same day
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
royal castle; imperial castle
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
the people; citizens; the populace
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority