aimless attempt; shot in the dark
nickname for such names as Haruo or Haruko
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
(army unit of) conscripted farmers
to have one's ability acknowledged by others; to be appreciated for one's skill
to divide (by); to remove; to exclude
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; one brick short of a full load
night watch; night watchman
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
to hurt one's reputation; to be ashamed of oneself; to lose one's honour
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
peace conference; peace negotiations
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
scattered; separated; dispersed
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
death in battle; death on the battlefield
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar