role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
using as an intermediary; through
revival; restoration; resuscitation
imperial order; imperial decree
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
ship used in Japanese missions to Ming-dynasty China
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.); to end (e.g. a play, an episode, an event, etc.)
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
senior envoy; chief delegate
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
handling cargo; loading and unloading
preferential treatment; hospitality; warm reception; cordial welcome
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
setting on fire; setting afire
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition