to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
people; men and women; each person; everybody
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed