good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
armor and helmet (armour)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
intimidation; threat; bluster
great mountain; large mountain
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
to encamp; to take up positions
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
Kijima Matabee (1817.2.23-1864.8.20)
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
ninth day of the month; nine days
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryo system)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
provincial governor (under the ritsuryo system, any of a group of officials, esp. the director)
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
holding a job; being employed; (arch.) being learned; (arch.) being knowledgeable; (arch.) having great artistic talent; (arch.) being a skilled performer
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end