vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
congratulation; celebration
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
stirring; slight movement
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
you could say; you might say; verging on the
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
general idea; concept; notion
Sakamoto Ryouma (1836.1.3-1867.12.10)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
to wash away; to rinse off
one's share; one's portion
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
splendid horse; promoted bishop
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
sense of values; values; value system
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
Saigou Takamori (1828.1.23-1877.9.24)