Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
government; administration
during imprisonment; while in jail
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
any more; any further; any better; any longer
penalty; sentence; punishment
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
reform; reformation; reorganization
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
until now; so far; up to the present
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
already; now; no longer; not any more
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to perceive; to understand