circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
name; given name; first name
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
person who is ...; thing that is ...
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader