Yamada Akiyoshi (1844.11.18-1892.11.11)
court ladies of the middle rank serving in the inner palace (Heian period); female servant for a samurai family; lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle (Edo period)
Fire Tiger (3rd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)
having a child (usu. from a former relationship); accompanied by one's child
subsidiary domain; sub-fief
sticky (situation); finding oneself trapped
military preparation; armaments; defenses; defences
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
arriving at camp (military); (a court noble) attending a government office
lucky adventurer; adventurer who takes advantage of troubled times; soldier of fortune
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
(arch.) person of high rank; (arch.) nobleman; wife of a nobleman
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
to arrest; to capture; to seize
the other day; some time ago; recently
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
to sentence; to assign a penalty
recognition; acquaintance
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
loyalty; allegiance; fidelity
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)