Vocabulary

shogunate; bakufu

or; either ... or ...

thousands of miles

unpublished; unreleased; not yet made public

illicit sale; smuggling; bootlegging; trafficking

unrelated

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; inoffensive

famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece

fate; destiny

fierce attack

lumberyard

true character; true form; true colors; identity; truth (of a mystery, phenomenon, etc.); origin

holy war; crusade

Common Era; CE; Christian Era; anno domini; AD

tax office

product

reserve (fund); deposit

red; crimson; scarlet; vermilion

connection; attachment; union; join; joint; link

retrenchment; curtailment; economy

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

final day of a performance; closing date; final show

exclusive; attached to; specialist

selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage

ahead; forward; (in) front

plenipotentiary powers; full authority

primary cause; main factor

a help; assistance

hunting; hunt; shooting

hunting

meaning; tenor; gist

alcoholic drinks; liquor

storage; putting away

cycle; period

dweller; inhabitant; resident

to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)

imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.

traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare

public-service corporation; charitable corporation