1. imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-eraHistorical term
2. patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
3. Shishi (organization)Shishi (志士; sometimes known as 維新志士 Ishin-shishi) was a term used to describe Japanese political activists of the late Edo period. The term shishi literally translates as "men of high purpose.
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