to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position
house where one was born; one's parents' house
singing voice; (sound of) singing
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
fighting in numerous battles
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
recuperation; medical treatment
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to be hesitant; to feel timid
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to take command; to give direction
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
magistrate; shogunate administrator
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
Enomoto Takeaki (1836.10.5-1908.10.27)
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
war; fighting; fierce competition
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
posterity; future life; life to come
Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san