school; school building; schoolhouse
Hamaguri Rebellion (1864); Kinmon incident
Kijima Matabee (1817.2.23-1864.8.20)
feudal decree; edict by a daimyo
Gentoku era (1329.8.29-1331.8.9)
the recovery of lost territory; recovering (regaining) lost ground (one's former position); fence-mending
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to get help; to enlist aid
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you
Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
unhulled rice; rice in the husk; paddy; rice husks; chaff
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
to communicate; to commune
sudden change; sudden turn
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
various fiefdoms; various domains
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
human relations; humanity
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
to farm; to cultivate a field
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly