adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
law; ban; prohibition; ordinance
Jōei era (1232.4.2-1233.4.15)
British style; Dunlop valve; Woods valve
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; neighborhood; neighbourhood
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
rotation (e.g. of a duty); taking turns
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
condition (sentiment) of the people
civil administration; civil government; politics focused on the promotion of public welfare
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
benefit from ancestors' virtue
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
admiration and devotion; hearty submission
art of war; strategy; tactics
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
nowadays; these days; at present
Western ways; Western customs; Western habits
every year; yearly; annually
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
at first; in the beginning; originally
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
simultaneously; all at once; in unison