period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
pressure; oppression; suppression
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
system; institution; organization; organisation
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604.8.12-1651.6.8), Shougun 1623-1651
three generations; three periods; third generation
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
to unfold; to unroll; to open
position; location; base; point; site
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
prayer (for something); supplication
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to launch a surprise attack
to pitch camp; to set up camp
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
January; first month of the lunar calendar
government office; public office
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident