you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
various fiefdoms; various domains
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
how; in what way; how about
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign