(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
rare (or peculiar) animal
show; exhibition; spectacle
strange; rare; novel; curious
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to hear; to imbibe; to drink
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
very young; little; childish; immature
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
on countless occasions; many a time
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
overthrow of the shogunate
thoroughly; through and through
Kido Takayoshi (1833.8.11-1877.5.26)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
dwelling; house; residence; living; life