three great people (e.g. of the Meiji Restoration)
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
finance business; moneylending business
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
place names used during the Ritsuryo period
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
wealth; riches; affluence; opulence
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
ronin; masterless samurai
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to employ; to hire; to charter
daimyo in the Warring States period
in accordance with; according to
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
Rikyuu; Sen no Rikyuu (1522-1591)
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
Society of Jesus; Jesuits
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
maritime; marine transportation
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
solely; entirely; only; or
league; federation; union; alliance