to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
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.)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
line; queue; procession; matrix
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
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
emotional scars; mental trauma
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
Kido Takayoshi (1833.8.11-1877.5.26)
to surround; to crowd around