grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
restoration of imperial rule
reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
new government; new administration
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
settlement; permanent residency
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
policing (an area, etc.) by oneself; protecting by oneself; cautioning oneself; taking care; local government police; municipal police
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
pride; dignity; self-respect
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
tone (of voice); manner of talking