cost of one's food; one's board
protrusion; projection; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; frontal thrust out (winning technique); pushing one's opponent out of the ring
strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; strong man; brave man
promotion of industry; encouragement of new industry
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
I appreciate your efforts
judicial power; jurisdiction
knowledge applied to evil purposes
Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji eras)
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
blue and white; paleness; pallidness
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
burglary; burglar; closet
participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryo system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
what is called; what they call; so-called
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play