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Genzui

11

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

2

sound of a gun; roar of cannon

1

Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)

3

three years

3

May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

1

tenth day of the month; ten days

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

4

expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan

8

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

88

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

3

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

2

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

150

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

1

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

96

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

2

Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

1

disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot

1

to; towards; for

2

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

6

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

13

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

4

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

15

barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life

15

sea; ocean; waters

9

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

102

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

10

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

8

looking or acting as if one owned the place

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

40

I; me

7

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

1

foreign country

14

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

5

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

1

adds force or indicates command

7

to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout

1

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

6

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

1

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

19

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

5

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

10

state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear

10

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

then; well; so; be; is

56

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

13

kindness; courtesy

1

thank you

2