to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
leader; guide; mentor; coach
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
study; research; investigation
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
ability; capability; skill
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
adviser; advisor; consultant
release; liberation; acquittal
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
many; numerous; various; large number of
proposal; motion; recommendation
novel; original; new; innovative
at that time; in those days
woman; lady; adult female
taking dictation; note-taking
opinion in writing; written opinion; argument
to concern; to be related
modernization; modernisation
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to