(arch.) great impropriety (esp. towards the imperial family); crime against the imperial family (or a shrine dedicated to them, etc.)
Battle of Ueno (battle of the Boshin war; 1868)
arrow and target; arrow used for shooting marks
more than ... years; -odd years
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
exemplar; model; example; pattern
another's parent; another's parents
abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
being blocked (and contained); reduced circumstances
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
all; everyone; everybody; everything
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
to take advantage of an opportunity
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement