for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
paper store; paper merchant; paper seller; papermaking; papermaker
to lose one's presence of mind; be flummoxed; to get flustered
something; some kind of; for some reason
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
should; must; -able; probably; likely
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
government forces; loyalist army
war; fighting; fierce competition
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
condition; situation; prospects
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to ride past (one's stop); to overshoot; to climb over; to get over; to overtake (in a vehicle); to pass
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit