United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
clanship; clannism; clan favoritism; clan favouritism
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
early-Meiji administrative unit for Hokkaido (1869-1882)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to make a sale of government property
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
disposal (usu. of unwanted government assets); sale
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
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
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
hey there; I say; see here
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
until now; so far; up to the present