after that; afterwards; thereafter
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
dismissal (from a position); discharge
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to cease; to stop; to be over
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
newly appointed; inaugural
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to be relieved of one's post
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
that is to say; so that means
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
effect; result; worth; use; avail
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
member of shogun's council of elders
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
head of family; originator
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to understand; to make out
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation