to entreat; to request earnestly
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
higonokami; type of folding knife with metal handle
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
to divide (by); to remove; to exclude
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
to seek a path; to find one's way
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
armed forces; battle troops
various fiefdoms; various domains
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
88 years old; (arch.) rice
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
autumn moon; harvest moon
young lord; successor of one's current lord
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
new government; new administration
organization; organisation; forming
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate