name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)
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
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 (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
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 close; to finish
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
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
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
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