director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
social; societal; societary
germination; germ; sprout; early sign; beginning; starting to appear
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
change; alteration; modification
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
enhancement (e.g. of national prestige); raising; heightening; promotion
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
island in a pond or river
to look after (often medically); to take care of
going to Kyoto; visiting Kyoto
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
Emperor Ogimachi; Ogimachi Tenno (1517-1593 CE, reigning: 1557-1586 CE)
to have the honor (of); to be favored (with); to be honored (with)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
family; relatives; dependents; household
vassals; retainers; followers
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
having said that; be that as it may
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
line; queue; procession; matrix
Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); Tōkaidō (under the ritsuryō system; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
attendant; valet; servant; follower
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth