to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
departure; leaving; going away; recession
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
in case of; at that time; at this time
Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
indicate reason; infers some protest
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
for example; for instance; e.g.
to attack; to assault; to assail
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to launch a surprise attack
under control (e.g. of territory)
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass