near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(licensed) red light district
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
fighting to the death (with swords)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to be perturbed; to be agitated
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah