to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
abuse; misuse; perversion
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
imperial command (decree); decree of cloistered emperor
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
February; second month of the lunar calendar
next (day, morning, etc.); following
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to escape from; to get out
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
Hamaguri Gomon incident (1864 clash between pro and anti-shogunate forces)
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period