to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to fight against; to oppose; to face
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
many; numerous; various; large number of
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
suddenly; all of a sudden
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
first part of a poem or verse
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
one's later years; final years (in life)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
remains; corpse; (dead) body
will; testament; last request
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship