chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
light torso armour opening at the right, originally used for infantry combat; dō-maru
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
box-shaped heavy armour, esp. used on horseback; ō-yoroi
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
please (give me); please (do for me)
expression; look; countenance; face
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
pick-up knowledge; second-hand knowledge; hearsay
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to learn something through hearing
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
setting on fire; setting afire
Takasugi Shinsaku (1839.9.27-1867.5.17)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)