nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
Hamaguri Rebellion (1864); Kinmon incident
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
threat; intimidation; menace
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
rebels; bandit; robber; traitors
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
effect; result; worth; use; avail
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)