to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
older brother; elder brother
a little bit; a little while
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to take over; to hand over
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
honor; honour; credit; prestige
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
emperor (of Japan); mikado
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
Emperor Koumei; Koumei Tenno (1831-1866 CE, reigning: 1846-1866 CE)
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify