to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
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)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
turmoil; chaos; confusion
negotiations; discussions; connection
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers