conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
1,000,000; one million; million; many
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
nevertheless; still; however; yet
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
treatment (of a person); dealing with
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
place; room; margin; scope
from the beginning; from scratch
to sweat and slave; to toil away
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to develop into a serious incident
connection; link; relationship
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot