investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
governor-general; governor; viceroy
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
the lower classes; the common people
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
every person; each one; everybody
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
when it becomes; when it comes to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...