Earth Horse (55th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
secret order of the Emperor; confidential imperial command
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
becoming a lordless samurai
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
manifestation (of a celestial being)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
coastal waters; adjacent seas
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
Morrison; Mollison; Morison; Moryson
mountain river; mountain stream
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
Takano Chouei (1804-1850)
Earth Dog (35th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1958, 2018, 2078)
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
study group; study meeting
suppression of speech; suppression of dissent; censorship
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour