worry; care; consideration
(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
time of great change; era of reform
knowledge applied to evil purposes
exemplar; model; example; pattern
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll
becoming a lordless samurai
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam
immediate follower (of the shogun)
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
post; quarters; military station; police station
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
text; provisions (act, treaty)
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
to hate each other; to hate mutually
armor and helmet (armour)
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)