one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
fighting to the death (with swords)
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
order; command; life; destiny; fate
hokora; small wayside shrine
Kanda myoujin - shrine near Ochanomizu station, Tokyo
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
Kanda Festival (held at Kanda Myōjin Shrine in Tokyo on May 15)
Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
devil; evil spirit; genie
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
solid; substantial; substantive
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
pathfinder; trailblazer; early settler; pioneer; founder; originator
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
legitimate; orthodox; traditional