fort; stronghold; fortification
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
tourist resort; holiday resort
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
many; much; plenty; hardly
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
commerce; trade; business
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to live through; to survive
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to order; to command; to appoint
business trip; official trip
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)