bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
slightly pink cherry blossom color (colour); cherry blossom of a faint color (colour)
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
citation at second remove; second hand citation
Battle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War; 1868-1869)
rejoining one's army unit
armored ship; armoured ship
to loose; to ease; to relax
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
to feel blue; to feel depressed
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
(military) unit flag; unit colors
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong)
better than none at all; better than nothing
to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
bolting upright; rearing up (horse)
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
scar on one's forehead; frontal wound
paper for wrapping powdered medicine
kind person; warmhearted person; sympathetic person
to strike; to attack; to punish