all present; all concerned; all of us
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
various fiefdoms; various domains
military forces; hosts; troops
to surround; to crowd around
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
Kijima Matabee (1817.2.23-1864.8.20)
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
beginning; outset; first; onset
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
school; school building; schoolhouse
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work