government; administration; statesmanship
reform and (or) abolition; alteration or repeal; revision; reorganization; reorganisation
Heian period (794-1185); imperial court in the Heian period
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
person with a humble salary; person of a low condition
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
net income; net profits; net pay
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
popular name; common name; given name
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
(most) important; principal; pivotal; key; cardinal
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
on the other hand; at the same time
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
price increase; rise in price
concealment; shelter; harboring; harbouring
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
casting; founding; minting
feudal lords; barons; princes
(within a) territory; domains
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
paper money issued by a feudal domain
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
to cast; to mint; to coin
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
official announcement; proclamation
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan