Iwakura Tomomi (1825-1883)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
without; unless; have to do
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be helpful; to be useful
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than