teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
like this; this sort; this way
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
I see; that's right; indeed
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to order; to command; to appoint
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
during imprisonment; while in jail
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
opinion in writing; written opinion; argument
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession