to show; to bare (the teeth)
to shake off; to throw off
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
passenger car; passenger carriage
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
(Japanese Imperial Navy) chief warrant-officer
nation at war; militant nation
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to strangle; to constrict
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to join forces; to cooperate
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
axis; pivot; central figure; key man
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
ancient times; prehistoric times
marshy grassland; wetlands
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)