armed might; military power; the sword; force
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
to attack; to assault; to assail
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
than; other than; except; but
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
government; administration
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
returning to the origin; going back to the beginning; retracing
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
(social) position; status
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
emperor (of Japan); mikado
trend of the times; way things are going