emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
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
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
exemplar; model; example; pattern
in that way; thus; so; so?
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
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to say; to be called; to do
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
overthrow of the shogunate
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at