horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
kiheitai (irregular militia during the Bakumatsu period)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
Takasugi Shinsaku (1839.9.27-1867.5.17)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to care for someone; to look after someone
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
that's the way it is; such is life
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
tedious; boring; being fed up with
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means