start; leaving; marching off
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
decision; judgment; resolution
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
study; research; investigation
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
overhear; happened to hear that
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
government official; public official
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Maki Izumi (1813.4.7-1864.8.22)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
party; set; gang; company; person
courage and resourcefulness
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji eras)
considerably; fairly; quite
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
fixed date; settlement date
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise