tying down; fastening; binding; jimi system; ancient Chinese self-rule administrative system
national interests and the people's welfare
expansionary fiscal policy
inconvertible paper money; fiat money
the old feudal government; shogunate
result; fruit (of); product (of)
game; pastime; recreation; diversion
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times
Kabutochō (neighbourhood of Nihonbashi, Tokyo, where the Tokyo Stock Exchange is located); Tokyo Stock Exchange
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing
irritating; annoying; nosy
foreign trade; external trade
Iwakura Tomomi (1825-1883)
proposition; motion; proposal; suggestion
chamber (in equipment, e.g. expansion chamber, combustion chamber, etc.); chamber; room
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
shipping industry; marine transport
even if nothing else; more than anything else
all the gods and goddesses; all the deities
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you
shipping charges; transportation expenses
establishment; foundation
civilized nation; civilised nation
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
American Civil War (1861-1865)
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)