narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
reality; actuality; hard fact
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
not yet known; unknown; strange
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
Kōchi prefecture (Shikoku)
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
to govern; to manage; to subdue
family or person with samurai ancestors
urban areas; the streets; town; city
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
physical science; natural science; physics; lixue (Song-era Chinese philosophy); (arch.) philosophy
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook