almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
accident; emergency; calamity
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) 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; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend
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; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a 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
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
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 shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
rebel; traitor; insurgent
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to put one's life on the line