Japantown (esp. historical Japantowns in Southeast Asia founded in the 16th-17th centuries)
Japantown (esp. historical Japantowns in Southeast Asia founded in the 16th-17th centuries)
four administrative positions (of the ritsuryo system: kami, suke, jou, sakan)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
government service; the bureaucracy
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to adjoin each other; to be beside one another
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
outer port for large city
looking over; glancing through
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
internal (to a country); interior; home; national; domestic
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to hang (hold) back; to hold off; to refrain; to jot down a note