notice; attention; observation
principle; theory; fundamental truth
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
depending on; dependent on
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
Tochigi prefecture (Kanto area)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
dark (color); concentrated; thick
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
orphan; person without friends
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
the said person; he; she; same surname
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
donation; presentation; gift
please; somehow or other; one way or another
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
results; record; grades; marks
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
from afar; over a great distance; all the way