profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
great person; outstanding talent; hero
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
passage in a discourse; one section; one scene
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
perception; understanding
base (military, expedition, etc.)
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
coming to an end; dying out
autumn day; fall day; autumn; fall
short interval of leisure; short break or breather; lull
notes; comment; remark; annotation
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
difference; diversity; irregularity; disorder
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
Iwakura Tomomi (1825-1883)
Saigou Takamori (1828.1.23-1877.9.24)
Kido Takayoshi (1833.8.11-1877.5.26)
Sanjō Sanetomi (1837-1891)
Takasugi Shinsaku (1839.9.27-1867.5.17)
Itou Shunsuke (1986.9.24-)
splendid horse; promoted bishop
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
Mouri Motonori (1839-1896)
Nabeshima Kansou (1814-1871)
bravery; courage; heroism
Hijikata Toshizou (1835.5.31-1869.6.20)
Matsudaira Katamori (1835-1893)
three great people (e.g. of the Meiji Restoration)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine