Battle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War; 1868-1869)
promotion of industry; encouragement of new industry
visiting one's constituency; (arch.) feudal lord's return to his estate
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
separation of powers (legislative, executive and judicial)
charging with gunpowder; charge of gunpowder
deuteragonist; secondary or supporting actor in a noh or kyogen play (possibly multiple actors)
Grand Council of State (1868-1885 CE); Department of State (under the ritsuryo system)
final third of a two-hour period
Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji eras)
abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber
John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo period silver coin worth between 1/50th-1/80th of a ryō
unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
mountain river; mountain stream
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
in the midst of the enemy
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
young lord; successor of one's current lord
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
death; the late; the deceased
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
castle tower; keep; donjon
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip