to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
new government; new administration
to play a leading role; to play a central part
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
ability; capability; skill
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
by myself; in person; by oneself
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
shogunate marital union with the Imperial Family
northern part; the north (of a region)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
drama; play; powerful drug
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back