Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
 year;  counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school);  period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
 too;  also;  both A and B;  A as well as B;  even;  as much as
 finally;  after;  following;  at the end (of)
 to become;  to get;  to result in;  to turn out;  to consist of;  to be composed of;  to be completed
 even though;  despite;  when
 still;  as yet;  (not) yet;  more;  (more) still;  at least
 new government;  new administration
 indicates sentence topic;  indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated);  adds emphasis
 in name only;  titular;  nominal
 be;  is;  did;  (have) done;  please;  do
 Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture);  sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
 head;  chief;  merit;  strong point;  superiority;  major
 state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.);  province (e.g. Canada);  continent; (arch.)  dear
 if;  when;  and;  with;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  promoted pawn;  indicates a question
 indicates possessive;  nominalizes verbs and adjectives;  substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases;  (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion;  (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis;  (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
 war;  battle;  campaign; (arch.)  troops; (arch.)  forces
 indicates direct object of action;  indicates subject of causative expression;  indicates an area traversed;  indicates time (period) over which action takes place;  indicates point of departure or separation of action;  indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
 (common) soldier;  rank and file;  army;  troops;  warfare;  strategy
 pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
 indicates sentence subject (occasionally object);  indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions);  but;  however;  regardless of;  whether (or not)
 after that;  afterwards;  thereafter
 treatment (of a person);  dealing with
 at (place, time);  in;  to (direction, state);  toward;  for (purpose);  because of (reason);  for
 dissatisfaction;  discontent;  displeasure;  complaint;  unhappiness
 to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby);  to embrace;  to hug;  to have (a thought or feeling);  to hold;  to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
 internal conflict;  family quarrel;  domestic trouble
 to raise;  to raise up;  to wake;  to wake up;  to cause;  to bring about;  to start
 right?;  isn't it?;  hey;  say;  you know;  you see;  will you?
 that;  the;  part (as in "part two");  um ...;  er ...
 correspondence (to);  equivalence;  suitability;  coordination;  dealing with;  coping with
 having one's hands full;  not having any room to do more;  at the limit
 the expectation is that ...;  the reason is that ...;  the fact is that ...;  the explanation is that ...;  it is that ...
 reformation;  revolution;  renewal;  Meiji Restoration
 leading part;  leading actor;  leading actress
 this;  last (couple of years, etc.);  these;  you (as in "you liar")
 state;  condition;  circumstances;  sight;  spectacle
 system;  institution;  organization;  organisation
 to be ready;  to be prepared;  to be in order;  to be put in order;  to be adjusted;  to be regulated
 to;  for;  in order to;  for;  as for;  regarding
 complaint;  grumbling;  objection;  phrase;  words;  expression
 to say;  to utter;  to name;  to call;  to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping");  to make a noise
 (doing) as one pleases;  to one's heart's content;  letting (something) go unchecked;  leaving uncontrolled;  leaving (something) to take its own course