Americanization; Americanisation
shrine enshrining several gods
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
momentous; exigent; urgent; important; vital
to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
if so; in that case; in that situation
to save one's face; to maintain one's status
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
one person; ordinary; common
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
I can't die and leave things this way
farm work; field labour; field labor
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
landscape gardening; landscape architecture
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields