to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
like this; in this way; as you see
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
such; like that; that sort of; very
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
Ookubo Toshimichi (1830-1878)
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
letter; missive; note; mail
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
interior; inside; internal
major incident; major happening; big scandal
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to