Christianity (in feudal Japan); Christian
command; commander; commandant
unexpectedly; surprisingly
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
going west (esp. from Tokyo to the Kansai region); leaving for the west
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
noisy; confused; uproarious
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
suppression (of a rebellion, civil war, etc.); restoration of law and order; subjugation; conquering
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
party; gang; company; squad
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
private secretary; amanuensis
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
official document; archives
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
transmission from generation to generation
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
hosho paper; emperor's message; shogun's message