authority; power; influence
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
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
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
war renunciation; anti-war; bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to repeat; to do something over again
Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
killing and wounding; bloodshed
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
new government; new administration
punishment; judgement; judgment
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
what is called; what they call; so-called
Battle of Ueno (battle of the Boshin war; 1868)
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
military forces; hosts; troops
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome