deep-seated grudge; hatred
silence (not speaking); muteness
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
too (much); overly; excessively
line; queue; procession; matrix
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
scenery; scene; landscape
complete change; about-face
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
individual; private person; personal; natural person
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
praise and censure; public criticisms
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
transferral of a sacred object from its place of enshrinement; imperial procession
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
to become settled; to be fixed
pennant; gold-brocade flag
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
Enomoto Takeaki (1836.10.5-1908.10.27)
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view