United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
forwarding; sending on; redirecting (e.g. mail); deadheading (e.g. train)
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
incident; affair; happening; event
access to courts; bringing an action
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
court (of law); courtroom
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
strict observance (of rules, regulations, etc.); strict adherence; conscientious practice (of good habits, etc.); diligent execution (e.g. of duties); sticking to (e.g. a routine)
flag; banner; ensign; emblem
present; current; in operation
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
discussion; argument; debate
to shut; to close; to seal
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
condition; situation; prospects
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
each newspaper; every newspaper
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation