chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
successively; one after another
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
domain administration (Edo period); clan administration
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
various fiefdoms; various domains
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
commoner; patriot; humble subject; late Edo period commoner opposition movement (mid-18th century to mid-19th century)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
every place; various places
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
(historical) hereditary stipend
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
although I say; although one might say; although called
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
lately; recently; nowadays
occasional; infrequent; rare
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
(Edo-period) town magistrate
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)