10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
letter; missive; note; mail
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
Takasugi Shinsaku (1839.9.27-1867.5.17)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
neighbourhood; neighborhood
extensive knowledge; erudition
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
smuggling (people); stowing away
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
time; season; period; phase; stage
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other