daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
tenement house; row house
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
daimyo's spare residence or emergency refuge; residence of a daimyo's successor
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
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; grampus; mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
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; right away; for now; for the time being
to be burned out (of one's home)
happiness; blessedness; luck; 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 (19th century slogan)
to have secret communication with; to have a tacit understanding with
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
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
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person 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
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered