certainly; surely; definitely
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
commander; general; leader
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
high steward; grand master
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
many; numerous; various; large number of
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
foundation stone; cornerstone
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
though; notwithstanding; although
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
Kido Takayoshi (1833.8.11-1877.5.26)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration