merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
town girl; girl raised in a town
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
older brother; elder brother
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to order; to command; to appoint
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
ancient time; age of the gods
ritual; religious service; festival
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
temporary imperial mortuary
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
major powers of the world; great powers
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
Parkes (Australia); Parks; Parkus
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
Rosicrucian; Fellowship of the Rosy Cross
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
supply; supplying; replenishment
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
every place; various places
to hide; to keep to oneself
Roche; Roches; Roesch; Roshch