great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
geisha; (arch.) kabuki actor (esp. a young actor); (arch.) someone accomplished in the arts
interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter
royal capital; imperial capital
feudal decree; edict by a daimyo
Kanmon Straits (between Honshu and Kyushu)
participation in government
realistic; practical; grounded
drill (esp. military); training
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
large industrial company; major corporation; big business
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
repeatedly; several times; many times
sweep of the tide; drift of the tide; tidal current
various fiefdoms; various domains
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
money-making; earning money
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
neighboring village; neighbouring village
way to shoot; how to shoot
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning