Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
to be handed down from generation to generation
to tower over the surroundings
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
power; authority; influence
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
cannot be helped; unavoidable
simultaneous; all at once
lightning strike; torpedo attack
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
advocate; proponent; supporter
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
from here; from this place
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
one's own property; possessions
to try everything; to leave no stone unturned
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer