but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
torii; Shinto shrine archway
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
large number (of); many; majority
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
professor; teaching; instruction
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
lingulate brachiopod (esp. species Lingula anatina)
study; research; investigation
beginning; outset; first; onset
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
development; exploitation
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
of course; certainly; naturally
knowing; (an) acquaintance
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively