I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
work; business; company; study
hard to reach place; remote place
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
to be extinguished; to be exterminated; to cease completely
high-quality Japanese paper
voyage; passage; travelling
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
foreign ship (esp. of Spanish and Portuguese ships arriving from the south prior to the Edo period)
Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
counter for (small) boats
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
Jōkyō era (1684.2.21-1688.9.30)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
prime of life; era of national prosperity
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)
Tokugawa period (i.e. the Edo period, 1603-1867)
Shōhō era (1644.12.16-1648.2.15); Shōho era
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644); Ming (typeface); Minchō
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
Kan'en era (1748.7.12-1751.10.27)
entry into port; arriving in harbor
Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
national fortunes; destiny of a country