racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
most difficult; next to impossible
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
radical party; extremists
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
seed (of a fruit); pit; tongue (projecting strip on a board that fits into a groove on another board); clitoris; (arch.) core; (arch.) kernel
private tutor; coach; governess
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
Hōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
business handbook (with glossary) of Edo period
divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo period business tax
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
season when the sky is clear and the air warm (spring); first ten days of the fourth lunar month
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
evening; night; nighttime
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
dogwood (Cornus controversa)
high steward; grand master
subordinates; petty officials
activist; campaigner; crusader (e.g. for women's rights); athlete; sporty person
grand; luxurious; great; large; (arch.) very; (arch.) greatly
to sound out a person's feelings; (lit.) to consult a person's pleasure
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar