han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
achievement; deed; exploit; merits
rampancy; prevalence; domination
recalcitrant; insubordinate; lawless; disaffected; malcontent; rebellious
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
how many people; a number of people
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
steel; sword steel; sword
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
the same rank; equality; apposition
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
ten; 10; ten years of age
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
religious painting; religious picture
exchange of blows; long rally
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
much less; to say nothing of
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)