indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
(social) position; status
(political) power; authority; influence
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
than; from; out of; except; but; more
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
wherein; therein; thereinto
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
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