close associate; close aide; brains-truster
military force; military strength
shogunate marital union with the Imperial Family
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
groundless rumor (rumour)
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
failure; mistake; blunder
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
(late Edo-period) idea of uniting the court and the shogunate
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to manage; to dispose of; to carry through; to distinguish; to discriminate
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to make a cutting remark; (lit.) to stab someone with a short blade
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
manner of speaking; way of speaking; intimation; lip service; words
to glare at each other; to confront each other
last night; yesterday evening
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
carelessness; negligence; oversight
town elder (Edo period); town leader; alderman
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
a suitor; an accuser; a complainant; an informant; sue; accuse
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via