movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
reopening; resumption; restarting
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
one party; one faction; one clique
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to serve; to work for; to attend
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
future years; in (one's) later years
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)