will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
commencing with; including
various fiefdoms; various domains
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
to recall; to remember; to recollect
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
place to die; place of death
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
simple honesty; tactless frankness
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
reason; cause; circumstances
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear