maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
about; concerning; as to; regarding
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
can do; may do; be capable of doing
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
The time has come (for, to, when...); The time being ripe (for)
arrest; apprehension; capture
follower; attendant; valet; servant
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
secret order of the Emperor; confidential imperial command
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
memories; recollections; reminiscence
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
(period of) a year; during an era
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
charge-free; free of charge
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
counter for helmets, etc.
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
will not do; do not; does not
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
military system; military organization; military organisation
the relation of master to servant
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
abolition of the han system
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature