20 years old; (arch.) twenty
than; from; out of; except; but; more
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
(one's) youth; one's younger days
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
warehouseman; storekeeper
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
job; work; duties; trade; skill
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
(social) position; status
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
government-regulated organization or facility, etc. (organisation)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
arriving in Japan; visiting Japan
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)
various families; various schools of thought
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
undivided attention; concentration
accession to the throne; enthronement
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
successive promotion; gradual promotion; graduated
Minister of Works (Zhou-dynasty China)