foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
progress; being under way
place; room; margin; scope
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
course; route; path; process; means
start; beginning; first step; clue
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to capture a silver general; to desilverize; to desilverise
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
one thin flat object; one sheet
small grain; small stature or ability
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
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
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
An'ei era (1772.11.16-1781.4.2)
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to cast; to mint; to coin
at that time; in those days
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
good-quality; superior in quality
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to carry around; to carry on one's person
convenient; handy; useful
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting