hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
all those interested (in the matter); all those willing; (from) all of us; (from) everyone concerned
capital; metropolis; old Kyoto
overthrow of the shogunate
time; age; chance; moment; occasion
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
besides; furthermore; moreover
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
Bunroku era (1592.12.8-1596.10.27)
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
main force; chief object; mainline
erudition; extensive learning
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air