Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
high nose; person with a high nose; pride
very insolent; extremely audacious; reprehensible
three secondary Tokugawa branch families (Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi)
to get a salary (from); to receive a stipend (from); to be on the payroll (of)
roundup; wholesale arrest
to be soldierly; to be martial
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
some time ago; the other day
establishment; foundation
Hijikata Toshizou (1835.5.31-1869.6.20)
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
that's right; yes; uh-huh
control; management; supervision
difficult problem; challenge
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love