proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to complain; to make a complaint
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
Ookubo Toshimichi (1830-1878)
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
Kido Takayoshi (1833.8.11-1877.5.26)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
(political) power; authority; influence
to fight against; to oppose; to face
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
Saigou Takamori (1828.1.23-1877.9.24)
serving (of food) piled high; large serving
sincere; honest; faithful
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
having the qualities of a leader
three great nobles of the Restoration (Okubo Toshimichi, Saigo Takamori and Kido Takayoshi); three statesmen who played an important role during the Meiji Restoration
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
at once; immediately; right now
to go out and away; to leave
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement