medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to step over or across; to overcome
custody; detention; confinement
national crisis; national disaster
how to use (something); usage instructions; directions (for usage); use; usage
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
allegiance; obedience; submission
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to give directions; to issue instructions
good or bad luck; fortune
to make sense; to be meaningful
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
person who oversleeps; sleepyhead
to get help; to enlist aid
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to appear all together; to be all present
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
death during sexual intercourse
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive