to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
(present) head of a family
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
when it becomes; when it comes to
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; (arch.) provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
collection of books; (personal) library
many; numerous; various; large number of
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
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
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
shogunate marital union with the Imperial Family
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
leader; central personage
the shogunate (administration)
reform; reformation; reorganization
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
to turn towards; to point
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
suddenly; all of a sudden
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation