camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
street fighting; urban warfare
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
Kōka era (1844.12.2-1848.2.28)
lucky adventurer; adventurer who takes advantage of troubled times; soldier of fortune
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
making a plan; recommendation; suggestion
gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; people
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die