to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate; to stroke
one theory; one opinion; another theory
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
corruption; bastardisation
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
posterity; future generations; future life
indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
Heian period (794-1185); imperial court in the Heian period
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
kindling; tinder; chips of firewood
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
catch in one's hands; seizure
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
outside Kyoto or the capital
Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
some day; hereafter; at some future time
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
breaking out of prison; jailbreak
accomplishment; execution
taking turns on duty; being on duty at a daimyo's residence in Edo or Osaka
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
previous report; previous announcement
Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); Tōkaidō (under the ritsuryō system; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan)
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send someone out