that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
feudal system of the shogunate and domains
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
shogunate marital union with the Imperial Family
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
Emperor Koumei; Koumei Tenno (1831-1866 CE, reigning: 1846-1866 CE)
Kazunomiya (1846.7.3-1877.9.2)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
Tokugawa Iemochi (1846.7.17-1866.8.29), Shougun 1858-1866
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
in succession; one by one
capacity; volume; capacitance
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
offensive camp; team at bat
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
how many people; a number of people
Iwaki (former province located in the central and eastern parts of present-day Fukushima and southern Miyagi prefectures)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
Fukushima prefecture (Tōhoku area)
southern part; the south (of a region)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
automatic; intransitive verb
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
death in battle; death on the battlefield