vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
company director; board member
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
self-defense; self-defence
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
rough fence of bamboo, logs, etc. constructed at battle sites or execution grounds
last night; yesterday evening
to fix (e.g. to a wall); to secure; to install; to plant
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
(printing) block; woodcut
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
wooden pole (often oak), 6 shaku long; shoulder pole
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
longer type of wakizashi (short sword); gambler
homeless person; tramp; vagrant; vagabond
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
fifth day of the month; five days
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured