restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
complete change; about-face
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
restoration of imperial rule
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
surrender of a castle; surrender of a fortress; capitulation of a stronghold
country; territory; domain; realm
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
accumulation; accumulate; store
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
subversion (of the state)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing