koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
perversity; cantankerous; eccentric
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
useless; vain; aimless; idle
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to close (one's eyes); to shut
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
training; drill; practice; discipline
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
major powers of the world; great powers
to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)