inner citadel; core; center; centre
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
cooling oneself; enjoying the cool air
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
drinking bout; merrymaking
octagon; star anise (Illicium verum); sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
Matsudaira Katamori (1835-1893)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
main; principal; chief; primary; major
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
innocent; not guilty; harmless
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice