changing the world; turning the tide; torpedo modified as a suicide weapon (used in WWII)
proposal; offer; request; application
returning to the service of one's master
(historical) hereditary stipend
to return to normal; to recover; to restore
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
rice cakes cut into rectangles (esp. eaten on New Year's Day)
ichibugin; Edo-period rectangular silver coin worth one quarter ryō
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
large amount of money; great cost
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera); mukutree
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
sympathy; compassion; pity
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture