(arch.) policeman; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders; art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands
time of great change; era of reform
knowledge applied to evil purposes
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam
immediate follower (of the shogun)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
post; quarters; military station; police station
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
text; provisions (act, treaty)
to hate each other; to hate mutually
making one's best exertions
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
thoroughly; through and through
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
when it comes to; concerning
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman