striking; remarkable; considerable
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
Emperor Koumei; Koumei Tenno (1831-1866 CE, reigning: 1846-1866 CE)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
biological younger brother
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
(political) power; authority; influence
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
contradiction; inconsistency
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to be conspicuous; to stand out
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
three great people (e.g. of the Meiji Restoration)
Kido Takayoshi (1833.8.11-1877.5.26)
at that time; in those days
Katsura Kogorou (1833-77)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
underground activity; underground activities; underground movement
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
arrest; apprehension; capture
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
decapitation; decapitated head
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
escaping from prison; jailbreak
to have a narrow escape from death
Satchō Alliance; 1866 alliance between the feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū
Sakamoto Ryouma (1836.1.3-1867.12.10)