good evening (greeting, e.g. in emails sent in the evening)
Matsudaira Katamori (1835-1893)
higonokami; type of folding knife with metal handle
way; method; means; resource; course
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to make a person sweat for it
to understand; to comprehend
exemplar; model; example; pattern
constable; method of catching criminals
to be discordant; to have discord
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
shipping agent; boathouse; inn for sailors
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
moron; idiot; stupid person
becoming a lordless samurai
to capture; to seize; to plunder
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
various fiefdoms; various domains
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
conflict; fighting each other
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
armor and helmet (armour)
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy