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
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
pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum
understanding; comprehension
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
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)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
party-internal; within the party