to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
police; police officer; police station
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
finally; barely; only just; gradually
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures (1871)
some day; hereafter; at some future time
every place; various places
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
February; second month of the lunar calendar
Saigou Takamori (1828.1.23-1877.9.24)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
scale; scope; plan; structure
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord