to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
regret; repentance; remorse
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
by means of; due to; because of; according to
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
suffix for familiar person
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
originally; by nature; from the start
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
modernization; modernisation
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
favorite; favourite; habitually used
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
medical science; medicine
science and technology; scientific technique
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to attempt; to test; to try out
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
defense; defence; defensive preparations