than; from; out of; except; but; more
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
how; in what way; how about; questionable
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
to state; to express; to mention
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
steamship; steamboat; steamer
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
armaments; military preparations
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
as (for); for; in the capacity of
policy of increasing national prosperity and military power
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion