Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
Chōshū; (former) Nagato Province
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
the recovery of lost territory; recovering (regaining) lost ground (one's former position); fence-mending
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
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.
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
entreaty; appeal; petition
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
sudden change; sudden turn
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
settlement; solution; resolution
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
all present; all concerned; all of us