or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
Christianity (in feudal Japan); Christian
public servant; government official
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
modesty; humility; being humble
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
literature; books (reference); document
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
trust; confidence; credence
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
transactions; dealings; business
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
few decades; many decades; several decades
to pass (of time); to elapse
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
instead; but (on the other hand)
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
successively; one after another
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
(political) power; authority; influence
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
in the city; in the community