organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)
political measures; policy
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to concern; to be related
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; palanquin; litter; lower back; waist
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
war clouds; threat of war
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
the staff; inside the department
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
indulgence; addiction; infatuation
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
at that time; in those days
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)