(plain) hot water; boiled water
intractable (diseases); hard to cure; rebellious; insurgent; refractory
Hamaguri Rebellion (1864); Kinmon incident
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
taking appropriate action; tact
shogunate marital union with the Imperial Family
bride; one's daughter-in-law
extremity; end; bound; limit
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
knowledge applied to evil purposes
the shogunate (administration)
mochi wrapped with sweet bean jam
to toady; to be obsequious
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
needy circumstances; living in poverty
make; workmanship; preparation
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; (arch.) provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
(another person's) younger sister
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
pardon; remission; amnesty
to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
various fiefdoms; various domains
best article under heaven; peerless
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play