to collect; to assemble; to gather
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
expectation; anticipation; forecast
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
Japan and the Philippines; Japanese-Filipino
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
tenement house; row house
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
fundamental principles; main lines; outline; summary; general features
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being; roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
88 years old; (arch.) rice
safety; welfare; well-being
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
the direction of Kyoto; Kansai area; citizens of Kyoto; nobles
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be burned out (of one's home)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
revere the Emperor, expel the (Western) barbarians
to have secret communication with; to have a tacit understanding with
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryō system)
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
hesitation; indecision; vacillation