to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
immediate follower (of the shogun)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
barbarian; savage; foreigner
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi and his followers)
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
to replace; to move; to change the position of
loveable; very likeable; like very much
Emperor Koumei; Koumei Tenno (1831-1866 CE, reigning: 1846-1866 CE)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
leadership; initiative; spearhead
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
thorough; exhaustive; complete
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to sniff out; to get wind of
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
(Edo-period) town magistrate
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
magistrate; shogunate administrator