possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
armed might; military power; the sword; force
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
this occasion; at this time; now
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
Hamaguri Rebellion (1864); Kinmon incident
to order; to command; to appoint
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
preparation; arrangements
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony