shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
messenger; envoy; emissary
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
private secretary; amanuensis
attending (upon); keeping another company
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to lean on; to rest against
highest rank among priests; mountain ascetic monk; signs that distinguish Buddhist teachings from other faiths; title given to a great physician or painter
the dharma eye; second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (arch.) title bestowed upon doctors, etc.
court physician (of the Shōgun and his household, Edo period)
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
however; having said that; but
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
political measures; policy
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
absence; nonattendance; nonappearance
council; conference; consultation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally