government forces; loyalist army
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
government; administration
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
the big two...; two major...; two main...
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
dance performance held in April by geisha and maiko in Kyoto's Gion district
traffic; coming and going; highway
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
rest; break; recess; intermission
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
tea and cakes; refreshments
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
to rank next to; to come after
singing and (string) music
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
many items; pressure of business
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
proceeding to the capital
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
capital; metropolis; old Kyoto
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking