to differ; to vary; to disagree
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
the West; the Occident; Western countries
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
genius; prodigy; natural gift
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
achievement; deed; exploit; merits
stringing a bow; person who strings bows; crescent moon; paper lantern with a bow-shaped handle
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
hereditary; patrimonial; handed down from generation to generation
research funds (expenses)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
surroundings; environs; circumference
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
all times and places; all ages and countries
those (near the second person)
detached; aloof; indifferent
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
isolation; being alone; being friendless