deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
entering service (on a route; of a plane or ship); going into commission; being in service
ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
head priest of temple formerly led by founder of sect
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
family trade; family business; steward (of an estate)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
fame; popularity; reputation
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
person to be reckoned with; person of importance; one person; one character; someone
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
one by one; in detail; minutely
how many people; a number of people
anyone; any person; whoever
indirection; indirectness