wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
to be forced to bear the responsibility and resign; to be driven out of office
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
whole face; all over one's face
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
look!; there!; here!; that is
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
two times; twice; two degrees
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
beyond one's control; nothing one can do