to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
strong interaction; strong force
fairyland; enchanted land
exposition (propagation) of one's master's teachings or doctrines
art of war; strategy; tactics
loyalist to the emperor; imperial loyalist
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
one's later years; final years (in life)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
selfless (pious, righteous) man
absolutely; positively; decidedly
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
revolution; cataclysm; drastic change
motive power; driving force
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
that; the matter in question
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
land near a castle; castle town