water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
such; this sort of; like this
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
counter for rules; rule; regulation
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
new knowledge; up-to-date information; advanced ideas
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
law revision; revised law
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
reform; reformation; reorganization
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
and (also); both ... and; as well as
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
right (to do something); authority; power
new government; new administration
hundred days; lengthy time
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
Liang dynasty (China, 502-557)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
flippant; frivolous; thoughtless; careless
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
Earth Dog (35th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1958, 2018, 2078)
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to neglect; to ignore; to slight; to be indifferent to