pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
punishment; judgement; judgment
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
insolent fellow; rude fellow
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
cooperation; coordination; link
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
authority; power; influence
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
the shogunate (administration)
reform; reformation; reorganization
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
secret order of the Emperor; confidential imperial command
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
great cause; moral law; justice
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)