good; goodness; right; virtue
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
dignity; majesty; dignified manner
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
unpatriotic person; traitor (to one's country)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
human rights; civil liberties
action; operation; effect; function
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to live; to reside; to inhabit
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
belligerent communities; armed resistance group
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to say; to be called; to do
to be needed; to be wanted
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)