to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
overthrow of the shogunate
trend; tendency; momentum
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days