mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
various; varied; diverse; petty; trivial; insignificant
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
rope; cord; policeman's rope
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
to order; to command; to appoint
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
(army unit of) conscripted farmers
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
approval; approbation; endorsement
training; drill; practice; discipline
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
surely (not); certainly (not)
to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
to be impetuous; to carried away by youthful ardor; to be overly eager for action; to act rashly out of hot-bloodedness
Kido Takayoshi (1833.8.11-1877.5.26)
resultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to err; to take the wrong path; to go astray
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
last days; the end; one's fate
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide