Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
agreement; stipulation; contract
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
poem; narrative (style of the Shi Jing); classical Chinese rhymed prose
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
folding into four; quarto
thickness; profundity; depth
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
primary school; elementary school; grade school
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
honorable certificate; honourable certificate
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
stationery; pen and ink; writing materials