viceroy; governor-general
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
provincial governor (under the ritsuryo system, any of a group of officials, esp. the director)
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to spread; to be propagated
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
(giving) instruction; initiation
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
appears to be; apparently
how; in what way; how about; questionable
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
secret art; the mysteries
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
originally; by nature; from the start
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu)
surviving custom; holdover influence
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
feeling one gets from listening to something
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori