key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
secret history; hidden history; unknown historical facts
a help; an aid; some assistance
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
lineage; line; unification; all (of you)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
loyal retainer; loyal subject
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
in the earth; in the ground; underground
deity; god; Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity)
ill will; malice; evil intent
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
Metal Rooster (58th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1921, 1981, 2041)
Water Dog (59th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1922, 1982, 2042)
Water Boar (60th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1923, 1983, 2043)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
member; regular member; active member
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
to pass judgment (judgement); to make a decision
regiment of military policemen
scenery; scene; landscape
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
sacred ground; sacred precincts