concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
offering one's opinion (to someone on something)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
Hōreki era (1751.10.27-1764.6.2)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
overthrow of the shogunate
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
national crisis; national disaster
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
that country; (arch.) nirvana
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words