Sum (country subdivision)
Corporate Rehabilitation Law
giving a gift (to a subordinate)
Joseon Dynasty (Korea, 1392-1910); Yi Dynasty; Ly Dynasty (Vietnam, 1009-1225)
carrying out a coffin; funeral procession
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
new building; annexe; annex
one's daughter and heiress
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
the other day; some time ago; recently
charming; bewitching; coquettish
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
current value; price; market value
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring