year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to take up one's residence
vacant house; unoccupied house
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
Iwakura Tomomi (1825-1883)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
absorption; suction; attraction
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices