explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
motherland; fatherland; native country
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
commencing with; including
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
as; because; with; due to
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
refining; refinement; smelting; training
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
river management; river improvement; flood control
import; importation; introduction; afferent
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
price; cost; value; worth; value
to blossom; to flower; to bloom