This is the 8230th most frequent Japanese word.
幕末
"Bakumatsu" refers to the final years of the Edo period in Japan (1853–1867), marked by the decline of the Tokugawa shogunate and the push towards modernization and the Meiji Restoration.
Used to define the historical period of time called Bakumatsu, which signifies the end of the Edo era and the beginning of modernization in Japan.
幕末は日本の近代化が始まる時期のことを指します。
The Bakumatsu refers to the period when Japan's modernization began.
Here, '幕末' refers to influential figures and their activities within the Bakumatsu period.
幕末の志士たちは新しい日本を築こうと尽力しました。
The Bakumatsu patriots endeavored to build a new Japan.
In this case, '幕末' is used to describe the setting and time period of the narrative in the novel.