Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
in comparison to; rather than
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Latin (language); Latin-American; Latin; Latin; Roman
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
study; diligence; discount; reduction
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
ten; 10; ten years of age
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
absorption; suction; attraction