Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
school building; schoolhouse
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
ability; capability; skill
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
position; location; base; point; site
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
worst; worst-case (scenario)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to offer for sale; to put on the market
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
prodigal son; wastrel son; son of loose morals
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
position; job; employment; opening
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
proceeding to the capital
overthrow of the shogunate
to have an idea; to have a clue
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
shogunate marital union with the Imperial Family
trend of the times; way things are going
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
the same kind; accomplice; partner
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)