administration; government; administrator; governor
audience seating (noh theater); audience (esp. in noh)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
a wise idea; polite reference to another's consideration
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
green calabash; unripe gourd; scrawny, pale person; sallow-faced person
higonokami; type of folding knife with metal handle
gutsy; fearless; unwavering
taking someone around; guidance; (arch.) parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
drill (esp. military); training
needlework; sewing; seamstress
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
the "ha" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ha, hi, fu, he, ho)
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
contest between two groups; intra-squad game
smallpox; variola; pockmark; pock
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
to accompany; to follow; to assemble (necessary items); to prepare
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
appears to be; apparently
lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
becoming a lordless samurai