component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to be arrested; to be put in bonds
intractable (diseases); hard to cure; rebellious; insurgent; refractory
Satchō Alliance; 1866 alliance between the feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū
waxing and waning; phases of moon
preparation; provision; establishment
knowledge applied to evil purposes
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia period method of Chinese divination)
climbing to the summit; summiting
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
armor and helmet (armour)
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
to be frank; to drop all pretense
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy