charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
at a young age; while still young
accession to the throne; enthronement
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
feudal retainer or warrior
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
right of succession; right to the throne
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(expression of) gratitude
senior envoy; chief delegate
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
not yet known; unknown; strange