being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
brush and paper; written description
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to be given up; to be discontinued
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to order; to command; to appoint
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
Maki Izumi (1813.4.7-1864.8.22)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
one's nature; one's disposition
older sister; elder sister
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
Nakayama Tadamitsu (1845.5.18-1864.12.13)