colonnade; row of columns
standing out from the crowd; dominating; rising abruptly; towering high
the return of the land and people from the feudal lords to the Emperor
Kido Takayoshi (1833.8.11-1877.5.26)
commoner; patriot; humble subject; late Edo period commoner opposition movement (mid-18th century to mid-19th century)
peasant uprising (Edo period); peasants' revolt
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
(arch.) person of high rank; (arch.) nobleman; wife of a nobleman
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to set a watch; to post guards
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
insubordination; outlawry
alternation of generations
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
party-internal; within the party
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
death in battle; death on the battlefield
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
this occasion; at this time; now
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
wounded person; injured person
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements