investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
military authorities; army circles
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
world; society; people; the public
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
geographic features; divination based on the lay of the land
divination; fortune-telling; mantic
Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
in the same way as; just like
bearing; heading; point of the compass
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
defense; defence; protection
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
immortal; undying; indestructible
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
in advance; beforehand; previously
last week; the week before
(former) imperial university
participation; joining; entry; adherence
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
knowing; (an) acquaintance