approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
right (to do something); authority; power
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
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
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
what is called; what they call; so-called
abolition of the han system and establishment of prefectures (1871)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
railroad; railway; rail transport
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
abolition of the han system (1871)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
family of samurai lineage; person with samurai ancestors; shizoku; the second of three official classes in Japan in 1869-1947, consisting of former samurai
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof