to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
willpower; energy; vitality
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
being in the United States; staying in the United States; residing in the United States
edict; ordinance; proclamation
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
wherein; therein; thereinto
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
constitutional government; (arch.) exemplary government; (arch.) excellent government
ago; since; before; previous
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
that matter; those matters
informal consent; private consent
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
feudal estate; daimiate; fief; feoff; fee
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
66-odd provinces of old Japan; (lit.) 60-odd states
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
upper part; skillful (in comparisons); dexterity; over-arm grip on opponent's belt
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord