to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
ancestor who rejuvenated a dynasty or a family
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
while; during; while; although; all; both
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
(a) branch (of flowers); (a) cluster; (a) mass (of clouds)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
cabinet (of a government); ministry
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1902-1923)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation