local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
(army unit of) conscripted farmers
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
making one's best exertions
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
war funds; war chest; campaign fund
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
Kusunoki Masashige (1294-1336.7.4)
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause