change of government; regime change
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
form; shape; figure; visage
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
time; season; period; phase; stage
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
face; looks; vestiges; trace
at that time; in those days
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
our country; our land; one's own country
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...