to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
first year of high school; first-year high school student
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
going to serve one's lord; daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
the West; the Occident; Western countries
commander; commanding officer; CO
to receive by requesting earnestly; to beg
undergoing training; learning
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
governor-general; governor; viceroy
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to order; to command; to appoint
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
frequency; popularity; currency; to perform well; to be successful in an activity
Edo-period business taxes
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
fixed date; settlement date
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
revision; amendment; alteration
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
in the future; another day; later
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with