tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to take over; to hand over
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
inheritance; something given or received
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
devoted; self-sacrificing
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
unqualified; without qualifications
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
dawn; daybreak; beginning
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
hedge; fence; border; limit
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
old soldier; veteran; old hand
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
insanity; an insane person
suppuration; festering; coming to head
piling shame on top of shame
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
to return home loaded with honors; to return as a hero; (lit.) to put on fine clothes
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
trend; tendency; momentum
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
large container; person of great talent
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
inexhaustibility; mutual financing association
simultaneous; all at once
towering; astonishingly high