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
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
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
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
88 years old; (arch.) rice
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
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
organization; organisation; forming
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
death in battle; death on the battlefield
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
this occasion; at this time; now
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to sustain a serious wound
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
to keep secret; to conceal
allegiance; obedience; submission
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
(death from) starvation; starving to death
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod