Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
devil; evil spirit; genie
reason; cause; history; origin
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryō system)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
pathfinder; trailblazer; early settler; pioneer; founder; originator
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
very interesting; of great interest
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
sickly; delicate constitution
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
to be possessed (by a spirit, demon, etc.); to be possessed (by an idea, delusion, etc.); to be obsessed (with)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
spreading; infesting; running rampant
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
the people; the public; the world
by far; by a long way; much; a few levels; several grades
Jinno Shotoki (Succession of Imperial Rulers in Japan, historical treatise by Kitabatake Chikafusa, 1339)
embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration; (arch.) putting on makeup
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
to give something weight; to give something dignity
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
(in the) good name (of); (fine-sounding) pretext; good reputation; good name; beautiful name
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime