Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
Takashima Shuuhan (1798-1866)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
this world; this life; world of the living
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
small amount; bit; smidgen
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to this extent; to this degree; this much
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
no!; no no!; no, not at all