suddenly; all of a sudden
era name selected by commoners (as opposed to the imperial court)
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
effect; result; worth; use; avail
mysteries; excellent methods; marvelous law of Buddha; Saddharma; Lotus Sutra; teachings of the Lotus Sutra
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
scattered here and there; at intervals
various places; several sources
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
fidelity; truth; authenticity; credibility
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
enactment; establishment; creation
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
Eishō era (1504.2.30-1521.8.23)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
troubled times; turbulent times
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to explain adequately; to be accountable
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work