to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
recalcitrant; insubordinate; lawless; disaffected; malcontent; rebellious
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
being rampant; domination
for this very reason; that is exactly why
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
town girl; girl raised in a town
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
Chōshū; (former) Nagato Province
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to order; to command; to appoint
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
ritual; religious service; festival
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
temporary imperial mortuary
bamboo fence (oft. a diagonally linked one); undebranched bamboo used as a drying frame
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
major powers of the world; great powers
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
Parkes (Australia); Parks; Parkus
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
Rosicrucian; Fellowship of the Rosy Cross