(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
physical culture; bodybuilding (body development, not necessarily weightlifting)
day-by-day renewal; rapid progress
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
green calabash; unripe gourd; scrawny, pale person; sallow-faced person
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
Earth Dragon (5th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048)
sovereign power; the reins of government
honouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known
Grand Council of State (1868-1885 CE); Department of State (under the ritsuryo system)
pennant; gold-brocade flag
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
adoption or rejection; selection; choice; option
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism
adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife
rebels; bandit; robber; traitors
restoration of imperial rule; (in English history) the Restoration
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
detonator; percussion cap
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
throwing stones; slingshot; sling
supply route; supply road; communications (military)