hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
irritating; annoying; nosy
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
security for a loan; collateral
cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
no problem; it doesn't matter
to go home; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to leave; (arch.) to pass (of time); (arch.) to die; (arch.) to go bad
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
ruler's orders; master's orders
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
parents and siblings; one's relatives
evening meal; supper; dinner
and; thereupon; because of that
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
in person; personally; directly
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)