measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
military conflict; armed conflict
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
restoration of imperial rule; (in English history) the Restoration
rebirth; new birth; nascent
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to have a talk; to tell a story
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
whole nation; whole land; whole country
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
cabinet (of a government); ministry
originally; by nature; from the start
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
instead; but (on the other hand)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
mountain stronghold; shanzhai; counterfeit goods (esp. Chinese)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
surroundings; environs; circumference
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
obedience; submission; resignation
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide