postal service; post service
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky
nobleman's illegitimate child
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
last ray of hope; only hope
monetary system; currency system
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
unification of the whole country
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
quality (of a product or a service)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
The New Currency Act (1871)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
to eat too much; to overeat
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection
major dealer; wealthy merchant
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial