arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
Kōka era (1844.12.2-1848.2.28)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to order; to command; to appoint
headquarters; general staff
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
administration; government; administrator; governor
member of shogun's council of elders
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
plainly; clearly; vividly
that; the matter in question
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
leaving; quitting; retiring
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
vegetable-based food (incl. nuts, berries, etc., but excl. all meat and fish)
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
seventh principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; stroke that falls leftwards with slight curve
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful