command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
Virgin Mary; Jesus' mother; Santa Maria (Columbus' ship)
official announcement; proclamation
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
oppression; suppression; pressure
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
government; administration
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
(arch.) policeman; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders; art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands
suddenly; all of a sudden
government office; public office
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
one edge; one end; one side
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
burning at the stake; burning to death
to throw into; to toss into
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action