to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
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.)
suddenly; all of a sudden
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to turn towards; to point
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
reform; reformation; reorganization
the shogunate (administration)
leader; central personage
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
shogunate marital union with the Imperial Family
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
intelligence gathering; information gathering
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
many; numerous; various; large number of
collection of books; (personal) library
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; (arch.) provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)