death from disease; death from illness
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
government forces; loyalist army
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
life and death; life or death
to speak; to hear a voice
coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
for work; in a manner related to work
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
pointing out; identification
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to call in; to invite; to bring in
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
negative thinking; pessimism
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
to mix; to blend; to combine
charitable person; philanthropist
transactions; dealings; business
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress