reform; reformation; reorganization
this and that; one thing or another
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
colleague; company friend
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
Fire Horse (43rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1906, 1966, 2026)
first day of the month; the first of the month
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
complete collection; large collection; complete works
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
title; heading; article; benevolence; friendly feeling
spring water; clear (pure) water
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
warding off disaster; protecting against misfortune
pair; two kinds; two ways
divine pronouncement (esp. in Tenri and Ōmoto)
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
mung bean (Vigna radiata); green gram
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
whole state; all states; every state