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state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear

17

class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

5

influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

1

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

45

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

10

to become; to amount to

18

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

66

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

11

counter for birds, rabbits, etc.

9

Fushimi

10

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

4

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

40

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

6

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

3

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

22

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

6

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

63

Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)

10

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

17

victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

3

to mark the end; to spell the end

2

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

48

Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

45

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

11

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

18

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

3

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

15

Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)

2

four

1

Monday

2

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

26

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...

16

magistrate's office

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

38

the West; the Occident; Western countries

4

purchase; buy

1

new form; new formula

1

arms; weapon; ordnance

1

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

1

ahead; before; ago

4

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

1

to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

1

shell; cannonball

1

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

1

battlefield; battleground

5

all; everyone; everybody

67

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

96

forest; shrine grove

3

to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into

2