Buddhist memorial service
to look forward to something
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
Toshihitoshinnou (Prince) (1579-1629)
feudal system of the shogunate and domains
to resign from one's post
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
adviser; advisor; consultant
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
first rank in the hierarchy of the government; highest rank given to a shrine
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate