to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
foreign; abroad; overseas
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
leader of a delegation (body, party)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
the Kyōhō Reforms (1736 economic reforms)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)