entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
again; once more; a second time
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
first water drawn from a well on New Year's Day
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
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
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
study; research; investigation
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to spread; to be propagated
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
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
hostility; antagonism; opposition
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
while; during; while; although; all; both
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for