imperial order; imperial will
political affairs; all phases of government
nobles and soldiers; imperial court
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
cloth dyed in a dappled pattern; pattern of white spots; dapples; mochi containing red bean paste; (arch.) fawn
secret order of the Emperor; confidential imperial command
Iwakura Tomomi (1825-1883)
putting a criminal to death; punishment by execution; death penalty
proposition; motion; proposal; suggestion
the whole nation; all the people in the land
sovereign power; the reins of government
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji eras)
Emperor Jinmu; legendary founding Emperor of Japan
north face; north side; the north; facing north
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
court council; privy council
restoration of imperial rule; (in English history) the Restoration
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
returning (to the authorities); restoring
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
restoration of imperial rule
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
participation; taking part; consultant; councillor; adviser