from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
initial opening (esp. of a temple)
since; henceforth; ever since
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
you; (arch.) your residence
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
at; in; at; when; by; with
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to come and go; to go back and forth
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to tower over the surroundings
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion