congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
23rd day of the month; 23 days
(Edo-period) chief minister
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
what is called; what they call; so-called
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
without; unless; have to do
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
tall figure; high stature
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
good young man; agreeable youth
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
bereavement; separation by death; loss
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to change direction (of policy, etc.); (lit.) to turn the rudder (of a ship)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
massing (of troops); gathering
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu