66-odd provinces of old Japan; (lit.) 60-odd states
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)
seer; pioneer; leading spirit; enlightened person
pre-existing; already there; conventional
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
official announcement; proclamation
dire prophecy that creates confusion
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
Nicolai; Nicolais; Nikolai; Nikolais
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
bearing; presenting; holding up (emperor's picture)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
if so; in that case; in that situation
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
magistrate of Nagasaki (Edo period)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
chief; main; principal; important
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
slide (used for projection); magic lantern
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
bedroom; (woman's) bedchamber; pillow talk
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
respectfully yours; kowtowing; kowtow
saying in addition; postscript; additional remarks
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)