to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to conquer; to subjugate; to overcome
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
un-; non-; negative prefix
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
viceroy; governor-general
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate
very loose; slowly; leisurely
very loose; slowly; leisurely
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
withdrawing from the castle
one's house; one's home; one's family
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import