to keep away; to keep at a distance
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
military conflict; armed conflict
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
restoration of imperial rule
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to search for; to seek for; to look for
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
form; shape; figure; visage
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to gather; to collect; to assemble
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
every person; each one; everybody
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)