this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to become clear; to be made public
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
legal; lawful; legitimate
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
manager; director; superintendent; overseer
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
battlefield; battleground
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
demobilization; demobilisation; repatriation
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
joy; enjoyment; delight; pleasure
first match (in a series)
Department of the Army; Ministry of the Army (Japan; 1872-1945)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding