to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
large number (of); many; majority
influence; clout; leverage
Tokugawa period (i.e. the Edo period, 1603-1867)
home (family, domestic) life
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
ebb tide; waning fortunes
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
young person; youth; young
generation; the world; the age
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
The Five Classics (of Confucianism)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
student; follower; students and pupils
with the exception of; excepting; excluding