planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
member of shogun's council of elders
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
news; word; tidings; omen
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to bring; to take; to bring about
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
home area; home town; local
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
practice; practising; training; study
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)