proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
official document; archives
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
danger; peril; hazard; risk
national debt; national securities; government bonds; government securities
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
excellent; splendid; very good
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to apologize; to apologise
weird; disgusting; sickening
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
being dotted with; being scattered
to be erected; to be built
Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
Battle of Ueno (battle of the Boshin war; 1868)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
domestic affairs; internal administration
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry