this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
magistrate of Nagasaki (Edo period)
Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
following a text word by word (e.g. when translating)
member of shogun's council of elders
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
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)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
higonokami; type of folding knife with metal handle
Takeda Kouunsai (1803-1865)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
(government) inspector-general (Edo period); upper superintendent officer
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to do together; to share; to participate in
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)