period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
pressure; oppression; suppression
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
various countries; various regions; various provinces
system; institution; organization; organisation
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
three generations; three periods; third generation
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
primary school; elementary school; grade school
home area; home town; local
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
people; men and women; each person; everybody
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
rain and wind; driving rain
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process