to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
Fujisawa Shuuhei (1927.12.26-1997.1.26)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
bygones; the past; past event
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
retry; another try; another go
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)
reissue; putting back in print
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
hope; white hope; person of promise
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
(one) could even say that
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
original text; source book; draft
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe