after a long time; for the first time in a while
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to run around; to bustle about
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
foundation stone; cornerstone
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
our country; our land; one's own country
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
to be erected; to be built
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
fund-raising; collection of funds