frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
intelligence quotient; IQ
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
all parts; various parts; every department
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
historic; historical; traditional
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
each nation; many nations; many countries
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
the West; the Occident; Western countries
the study or science of religion; religious studies
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
power; authority; influence
poking someone's anus with one's index fingers (childish prank)
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
too much; excessively; too
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
preference; priority; precedence
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
inattention; absent-mindedness
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention