repair; mending; fixing; servicing
high steward; grand master
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
withdrawing from the castle
due form; official; formality
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
rock candy; sugar candy; crystallized sugar; sugar crystals
the Japanese (rising sun) flag
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
enrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
library; book collection; paperback book
residing (esp. abroad); staying; living
to extract (e.g. a passage from a book); to make an excerpt
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
Kaiseijo (school of foreign studies set up by the shogunate during the Edo period)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
government service; the bureaucracy
instruction; guidance; tutelage; (arch.) licensed elementary school teacher