like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
government forces; loyalist army
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
having ended; being resolved
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
rule; reign; peaceful times
to mark the end; to spell the end
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
(some) more; even more; longer; further
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
because; for; the reason why is ...
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible