beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
accident; emergency; calamity
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
now that; since; so long as; because
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
and (also); both ... and; as well as
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
government forces; loyalist army
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
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
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
one's first campaign; one's first battle
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
rebel; traitor; insurgent
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)