signed copy of a book

tear off, rip off

bite off, bite through

a temple which is origin of Jōdo sect of Buddhism, located in Higashiyama (東山) Ward, Kyoto (京都)

Kyūjitai form of 孤児院 (“orphanage”) (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans)

(historical) Bureau of Interpreters, a Korean government office concerned with translation during the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties

Taiyū-in (mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu in Nikko)

wielding two swords / a kind of grip in sumo wrestling

pure / honest / straight-forward

Kyūjitai form of 本拠地