house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to pry; to prize; to prise
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
unnatural death; violent death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to say; to tell; to state; to do
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
the other day; lately; recently
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to get angry; to lose one's temper
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital