emperor (of Japan); mikado
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
leadership; initiative; spearhead
Ii Naosuke (1815-1860.3.24)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
feudal retainer or warrior
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
thorough; exhaustive; complete
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very