what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
progress; advance; improvement; development
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
product; produce; result; fruit
Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji); southern mountain
colloquialism; colloquial language; slang
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
to arrive; to reach; to adhere; to insist on; to put on; to wear
Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji eras)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
(courteous) invitation; call
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
(licensed) red light district
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
Western goods; Western things; imported goods
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress