(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
gold and jewels; precious object
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
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...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
Battle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War; 1868-1869)
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
new government; new administration
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
older brother; elder brother
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
government; administration
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
until now; so far; up to the present
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration