to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
beforehand; in advance; previously
decision; determination; resolution
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
Iwakura Tomomi (1825-1883)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
epistolary style (of Japanese literature)
to translate; to interpret
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to say; to tell; to state; to do
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like