feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
death in battle; death on the battlefield
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
knowledge applied to evil purposes
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to be given up; to be discontinued
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be found; to be discovered
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
pupil; student; schoolchild
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
explosion; rupture; break off
already; now; no longer; not any more
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine