divination with rods; divining rods
prefectural assembly (in Kyoto or Osaka)
cabinet system; cabinet government
germ (of a cereal, e.g. wheat, rice); embryo bud
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
modern architecture; modernist architecture
order-taking; salesperson
I appreciate your efforts
ōban-yaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
Grand Council of State (1868-1885 CE); Department of State (under the ritsuryo system)
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
to appoint; to assign; to designate
to divide (by); to remove; to exclude
to teach; to take a teaching job
fund-raising; fund collecting
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
treasure house; treasury; financial supporter; patron; financier
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
(circular) tour; round trip; excursion
diligent; absorbed (in something)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
common reed (Phragmites australis)
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
medical cream; ointment; salve; liniment
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital