keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
government office; public office
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
secrecy; highly classified information
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
Shibusawa Tatsuhiko (1928.5.8-1987.8.5)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
defeating barbarians (esp. the Emishi); conquering barbarians
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
benevolent rule; moratorium on debts
debate; argument; lawsuit; (legal) dispute
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
stationing (troops); occupancy
a follower; yield allegiance to
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
Fukushima prefecture (Tōhoku area)
(historical) army base; navy base
military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
commandant; commanding officer; general
travelling inspector of the provincial governments (Nara and Heian-period position)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate