second punitive expedition
calculating; mercenary; closefisted
in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
crop conditions; quality (of art)
nobles and soldiers; imperial court
day-by-day renewal; rapid progress
special selection; finest pick; top pick
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
irregular soldiers; commandos
comparing heights; comparison of statures
mind of the emperor; inner feelings of the emperor
Emperor Koumei; Koumei Tenno (1831-1866 CE, reigning: 1846-1866 CE)
safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household
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
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
the shogunate (administration)
method of attack; place of attack
military system; military organization; military organisation
exemplar; model; example; pattern
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to lose face; to disgrace oneself
troops outfitted with red armor (Sengoku and Edo periods)
to divide (by); to remove; to exclude
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
court council; privy council
rebels; bandit; robber; traitors
needless to say; obviously; of course
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
(humble) man; coarse man; rustic