official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period); titled lady (legal wife of an important official); government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods); clerk working for large temples and shrines
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
staff member; station employee; official
Board of Retainers (Kamakura and Muromachi-period government office); samurai guard house (Heian and Kamakura periods)
provincial official (under the ritsuryō system; esp. a governor)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
declaration; proclamation; announcement
rebellion; great uprising
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
southern part; the south (of a region)
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
generation; lifetime; age
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
... years old; age (of) ...
suppression (e.g. of a rebellion); pacification
very young; little; childish; immature
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
same family (race, tribe)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai