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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

2

Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)

1

four years

1

August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

2

twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days

1

new government; new administration

4

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

4

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

65

land near a castle; castle town

3

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

72

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

2

multilayered; doubled

15

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

83

gun; rifle; small arms

1

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

75

shoulder

2

entry into a castle (by a conquering force)

6

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

3

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

10

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

5

firefight; gun battle; shoot-out

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

103

to take command; to give direction

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

4

Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)

3

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

22

to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side

3

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

1

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

13

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

32

White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens

4

party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

10

suicide by the sword

1

ah; oh; hey!

5

family; members of a family

1

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

1

to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill

1

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

2

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

2

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

3

evening; night; dinner

1

to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair

1

night attack; nocturnal assault

2

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

1

thank you; thanks

3

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

5

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

22

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

4