sauteed vegetables with fish or poultry made into a stew; poultry or fish stew with chili peppers and Welsh onions mixed in
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
traditional Kyoto-style confectionery (often used in tea ceremony)
Kijima Matabee (1817.2.23-1864.8.20)
irregular soldiers; commandos
feudal decree; edict by a daimyo
kiheitai (irregular militia during the Bakumatsu period)
restive bull (esp. in bull riding)
tea grinding mortar (hand mill)
average; leveling; levelling
cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook
Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
holding one's ground; defending local authority
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
heroism; loyalty and courage
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
to make (a person) pay for (something)
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
becoming a lordless samurai
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
start; leaving; marching off
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
to run away; to escape safely
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out