-less; lacking; non-existing
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
spirit world; underworld; the next world
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
young person; inexperienced person; novice
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
program (e.g. TV); programme
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
death from disease; death from illness
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
government forces; loyalist army