following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
guess; conjecture; surmise
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
fraction; odd amount; leftover amount
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
fortune-telling; divination; augury
Takagi Akimitsu (1920.9.25-)
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
suggestive; allusive; evocative; implicit
reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
buried gold; buried treasure
legend; folklore; tradition
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
to manage; to control; to cut carelessly (of a cook, surgeon, etc.); to slash about; (arch.) to cut around
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
(not) even with; (not) even using
eastern expedition; military campaign to the east
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
war; battle; match; game; competition
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
Saigou Takamori (1828.1.23-1877.9.24)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); Tōkaidō (under the ritsuryō system; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan)
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded