ranchu; variety of goldfish
railroad construction work
governor of a feudal domain (1869-1871)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
abolition of the han system
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
Iwakura Tomomi (1825-1883)
abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures (1871)
Earth Dragon (5th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
knowledge applied to evil purposes
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
food delivery service; catering; walk-on part (in a play or film); background actor; extra
father of one's country; father of the nation
to be transmitted; to be conveyed; to be leaked; to be passed along
Amamiooshima (island approximately 215 kilometers NE of Okinawa)
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
to feel depressed; to be down
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
needy circumstances; living in poverty