Chinese-style low dining table; Japanese-Chinese cuisine, served family-style (large dishes, diners help themselves), specialty of Nagasaki Chinese style low dining table; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
(arch.) policeman; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders; art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands
Satchō Alliance; 1866 alliance between the feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū
geisha; (arch.) kabuki actor (esp. a young actor); (arch.) someone accomplished in the arts
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
soggy; soaking; drenched; incessantly (complaining)
magistrate of Nagasaki (Edo period)
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
knowledge applied to evil purposes
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
unable to find the words to thank someone; unable to thank someone enough
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
ship's nationality; ship's country of registration
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
independent state; independent nation
smuggling (people); stowing away
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
splendid horse; promoted bishop