carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
great person; eminent figure
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
form; shape; figure; visage
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
home area; home town; local
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to inherit; to succeed; to take over