the daimyo of a feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
hammering sound; hammering
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
good God; good deities; true teachings of Buddha
hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
death in madness; dying insane
barony of the first degree; influential feudal clan
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
to make a person sweat for it
I can't find the words to thank you; I can never thank you enough
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
pulmonary tuberculosis (in traditional Chinese medicine)
well-bred; of good upbringing
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
to twist hard (e.g. arm, screw)
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to shoot or fire off an arrow
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
to waver in one's resolution
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
celebrating recovery from illness
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
overthrow of the shogunate
powdered medicine; powder
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
steamship; steamboat; steamer
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful