Katsura Kogorou (1833-77)
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
propulsive power; driving force
one part; one portion; one section
production (e.g. play); direction
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
discrimination; judgement; judgment; separation; sorting
magnanimity; generosity; tolerance
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
various countries; various regions; various provinces
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion
proceeding to the capital
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
samurai; warrior; military family
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
round bronze jar used for storing alcohol (Han dynasty China)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
different opinion; objection