plainly; clearly; vividly
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
coastal defense; coastal defence
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; interference; officiousness
nobles and soldiers; imperial court
favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
maintenance; preservation; improvement
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
there is a tendency; there is a possibility
fame; popularity; reputation
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
in a day; in a brief space of time
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
ceremony; celebration; law code
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
entering the capital; entering Tokyo
prohibition; ban; suspension
to crimp; to join together; to swage; to calk; to caulk
(political) administration; political power
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
pardon; remission; amnesty
to manage something successfully; to be successful
Hōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
number of persons; personnel