Kuruhara Ryouzou (1829.12.27-1862.9.22)
Sakuma Shouzan (1811-1864)
classic Confucian writings
rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam
coastal defense; coastal defence
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
revolution; cataclysm; drastic change
prodigy; talented person; person of exceptional talent; genius
Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji eras)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you
reading circle; reading group; book club
Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)
Hirosaki (city in Aomori)
Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
permit (to pass, enter, etc.); pass
military science; strategy; tactics
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
(another person's) younger sister
becoming a lordless samurai
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
form; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party