keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
while; even though; despite
dissidents; people who are against the Establishment; anti-Establishment groups
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
drill (esp. military); training
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
covering; protection; backing; relief
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
don't you think?; indicates question
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
real intention; true motive; true meaning
overthrow of the shogunate
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
opposite; reverse; contrary
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
way (of doing); manner; method; means
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition