| All of this information shows that the balance of power was tilted in favor of the government/Satsuma, and the radical Joi (principle of excluding foreigners) group central to the Choshu domain was gradually decreasing in influence. |
この情勢を量ると、秤は幕府・薩摩方に傾き、長州藩を中心とする反幕攘夷派勢力は徐々に軽くなりつつあったといえよう。 |