being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
new government; new administration
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
participation; taking part; consultant; councillor; adviser
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate
changing clothes; change of clothes
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
trust; confidence; credence
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to become decrepit; to become senile
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
return of the land and people from the feudal lords to the Emperor
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
difficult problem; challenge
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
governor of a feudal domain (1869-1871)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
popular name; common name; given name
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
hereditary; patrimonial; handed down from generation to generation
burning incense (before an altar, esp. in memory of the dead); offering incense
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
one's own child; one's own children
to care for someone; to look after someone
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
young lord; successor of one's current lord
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound