clocks made in Japan, mainly in the Edo period; clocks that tell Japanese time
to start slowly; to lag behind
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
bell-ringing (at a temple)
division into equal parts; equal parts
regular time; stated period
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
automatic; intransitive verb
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
24 divisions of the solar year; 24 terms used to denote the changing of the seasons
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to replace; to substitute
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
Kōka era (1844.12.2-1848.2.28)
Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)
Hattori Kintarou (1860.11.21-1934.3.1)
watch store; watch shop; watchmaker
factory; plant; mill; workshop
sales; selling; marketing
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
Tokugawa Nariaki (1800-1860)
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
lowest part; bottom (or footer) of a page, computer screen, on-screen window, etc.