restoration of imperial rule; Restoration (England)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
Chōshū; (former) Nagato Province
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
rather; better; instead; if anything
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
to change (one's clothes)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
present (brought by a visitor); gift
Bordeaux (France); Bordeaux (wine); Bordeaux (color); wine
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
pack of lies; complete fabrication; all lies
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
just you wait and see (as a threat)