time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1867); Edo shogunate
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
war renunciation; anti-war; bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers
surrender of a castle; surrender of a fortress; capitulation of a stronghold
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
inspection; examination; survey
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Hayato; ethnic group which lived in Kyūshū in ancient times and opposed the state of Yamato; man from Kagoshima
why; how; for what reason
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
government forces; loyalist army
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
party; set; gang; company; person
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
arrow and target; arrow used for shooting marks