Battle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War; 1868-1869)
smooth; flat; featureless; uneventful; noppera-bō; mythical being with flat featureless face
Hokkaido sika (deer) (Cervus nippon yesoensis); Yezo sika
pine needle; small gift; souvenir
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
Hijikata Toshizou (1835.5.31-1869.6.20)
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
munitions; military stores
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
new government; new administration
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
way; course; the only way
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
old couple; elderly couple
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
center; centre; metropolis
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
difficult to ...; hard to ...
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
planned; scheduled; systematic