predicament; difficult situation
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
full to the brim with water
unflavored rice porridge; rice porridge made of only white rice and water
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to be a sign of; to be an omen for
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
excuse; plea; defense; defence
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
soldier; combatant; warrior
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
financial difficulties; pecuniary embarrassment
payment; defrayal; disbursement
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
in proportion to; according to; depending on
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)