if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
at a stroke; with a single swoop
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
new government; new administration
armed might; military power; the sword; force
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
restoration of imperial rule; (in English history) the Restoration
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
third day of the month; three days
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
government forces; loyalist army
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)