Yagyuu Tajima no Kami Munenori (1572-1646)
being busy with many things; extreme busyness due to pressure of business
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
Imperial chrysanthemum emblem
hired thief taker (Edo-period); private detective; private secret policeman
at the risk of one's life; dead body
to try to be reconciled (with); to take measures to bring about reconciliation
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
to entreat; to request earnestly
discard; discarded (playing) card; (arch.) bulletin board displaying the name, age, offence, etc. of a criminal sentenced to death (Edo period)
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
sign out in front; front (for someone)
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
metal fittings; metal fixtures
emotion and reason; logic and emotion; justice and compassion (criminal justice context)
Emperor Koumei; Koumei Tenno (1831-1866 CE, reigning: 1846-1866 CE)
taking someone around; guidance; (arch.) parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
smallpox vaccination; inoculation against smallpox
the "ha" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ha, hi, fu, he, ho)
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
to divide (by); to remove; to exclude
taking turns on duty (esp. daimyo's retainers on duty in Edo)
long; drawn-out; very long
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship