Vocabulary

explanation in detail; full discussion

checking against (up); examining by reference; verification

taking excerpts; extraction

public praise; making another's virtues well-known

praise; admiration; exalting; extolling

being put in bonds; coming under arrest

wearing one garment over another

handing over; delivery (by hand)

refusing flatly; rejecting sternly

practice; practising; training; discipline

looking on with folded arms (with one's hands in one's sleeves); remaining a passive onlooker

going upstream; swimming upstream

assumption; supposition

sending (one's own book, etc.) as a gift

challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity

blowing (a whistle)

(being) presided over by

wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword

staying in the capital; staying in Tokyo

questioning accused and witness together

sitting opposite each other

prominent; standing out

(scrutinizing) carefully; (examining) thoroughly; (looking at) closely

admiration; adoration; extolling

going ahead of the others; advancing ahead of the main force

picking; plucking up

summarization; summarisation; epitome

attacking the shogunate

squandering; dissipation

climbing up; climbing a height

attaining salvation

urging soldiers to fight more vigorously

consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied

climbing a tower; going up a tall building

stay; sojourn

winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)

lodging; putting up at a hotel

throw; throwing

reading through; reading over

tracking down and killing; punitive expedition