whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
comment; criticism; critique; review
congratulation; celebration
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
stirring; slight movement
coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
you could say; you might say; verging on the
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
Chōshū; (former) Nagato Province
general idea; concept; notion
Sakamoto Ryōma (1836-1867; samurai and politician)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
to wash away; to rinse off
one's share; one's portion
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
splendid horse; promoted bishop
reason; grounds; circumstances
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
sense of values; values; value system
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
Saigou Takamori (1828.1.23-1877.9.24)
commencing with; including
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
Kantō native; person from Kantō