imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to sacrifice family for a greater cause
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
arched bridge with Chinese-style railings; Chinese-style bridge
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to look around; to look towards (us)
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
all obstacles; all sorts of trouble
bravery; courage; heroism
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
should do; ought to do; must do
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
taking heart; being in high spirits
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express