ice goby (Leucopsarion petersii)
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to teach; to take a teaching job
han school; school established by a daimyo for educating the children of the domain's retainers
Satchō Alliance; 1866 alliance between the feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū
splendid horse; promoted bishop
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
match; game; bout; contest
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
posterity; future generations; future life
primary school; elementary school; grade school
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
Kyōhō era (1716.6.22-1736.4.28)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
in the city; in the community
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); Tōkaidō (under the ritsuryō system; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan)
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
upper part; upper region; region above
freely; right and left; as one pleases
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
river; stream; River; the ... river
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money