(Catholic) church; cathedral
purification; cleaning up; purging
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
license; licence; certificate; permit; diploma (conferring permission to teach, etc.)
Chinese yam (Dioscorea batatas)
sovereign power; the reins of government
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
trolling; singing in a circular canon; round
adherence to the shogunate
big tiger; drinker; staggering drunkard
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
restoration of imperial rule
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (i.e. to get someone's attention)
Caesarean section (Cesarean); C-section
box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters
starvation; famine; hunger
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
childbirth; delivery; confinement
overthrow of the shogunate
god of death; death deity; Death
diffusion index; discomfort index; drug information
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
loved one; lover; sweetheart