merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
resentment; indignation; anger
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to be on the brink of death
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
little by little; bit by bit
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
but; however; although; though
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
power; might; authority; influence
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to accuse someone; to charge someone
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
love; attachment; adoration