skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to be remembered; to go down in history
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
Satchō Alliance; 1866 alliance between the feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
restoration of imperial rule; (in English history) the Restoration
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
directions; instructions; orders; command
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
in order; in turn; one by one
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
one large ...; a great ...
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
addition; increase; Canada