annotation; commentary; explanatory note
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
Satchō Alliance; 1866 alliance between the feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū
geisha; (arch.) kabuki actor (esp. a young actor); (arch.) someone accomplished in the arts
waxing and waning; phases of moon
beginning of summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
dazaifu (under the ritsuryo system, governmental office with jurisdiction over Kyushu, Iki and Tsushima)
drill (esp. military); training
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
knowledge applied to evil purposes
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum
exemplar; model; example; pattern
understanding; comprehension
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
becoming a lordless samurai
insecticide; insect repellent
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
the other day; some time ago; recently
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
Kōchi prefecture (Shikoku)