to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
addition; increase; Canada
Lu (Chinese vassal state existing during the Spring and Autumn period)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
easy come, easy go; lightly comes, lightly goes; soon gotten soon spent
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
Genna era (1615.7.13-1624.2.30); Genwa era
approximate age; age range
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
rule; reign; peaceful times
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
only; merely; but; no more than
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
baa (sound of a sheep); meh
the ocean; the great deep
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
government; administration
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
descendant; posterity; offspring
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs