shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
Grand Tutor (second of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
proposition; motion; proposal; suggestion
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
one large ...; a great ...
reform; reformation; reorganization
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
decision; settlement; definition
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
ninth day of the month; nine days
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
messenger; envoy; emissary
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
new government; new administration
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement