entreaty; appeal; petition
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
Kusaka Genzui (1840-1864.8.20)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
Kijima Matabee (1817.2.23-1864.8.20)
Irie Kuichi (1837.5.9-864.8.20)
every person; each one; everybody
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
setting sail; departure (from a port)
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
righteous indignation; patriotic lamentation; deploration
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
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
river; stream; River; the ... river
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)