in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write
price; cost; value; worth; value
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
inn town; post town; post-station town
nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool
hand-operated electric generator (used in Edo-period medical treatment); (arch.) electricity
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
multi-; multi-post; multilevel marketing system; pyramid selling; mulch; mulching
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
mineral deposit; ore deposit
Sugita Genpaku (1733-1817)
electricity; (electric) light
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
plan; protocol; manifest; program
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess