housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
minority; (sexual, ethnic) minority; minority group
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
taste; liking; preference
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
large amount of money; great cost
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with
to be or remain always on hand
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
at that time; in those days
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
war; fighting; fierce competition
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
Hijikata Toshizou (1835.5.31-1869.6.20)
Battle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War; 1868-1869)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
Nagano Prefecture (Chūbu area)