bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
in that way; thus; so; so?
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
revision; amendment; alteration
new government; new administration
currency issued by a feudal clan
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
fourth day of the month; four days
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
Grand Council of State (1868-1885 CE); Department of State (under the ritsuryo system)