time (three times, each time, etc.); times
single word; a few words; brief comment
greeting; a fine thing to say
than; from; out of; except; but; more
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
government forces; government troops
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
while; even though; despite
looking pale; looking unwell
physical condition; state of health
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
year in, year out; always; 24-7
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope