to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
greens; vegetable leaves; leaf vegetable
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
setting sail; departure (from a port)
halo (around the Sun, Moon, etc.); ring; corona
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
poem or song written by the emperor
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
sailor; boatman; passenger
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
to row up to (e.g. a ship)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
each nation; many nations; many countries
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
garden pond; miniature lake; fountain
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to be mixed in with; to blend with
good citizens; law-abiding people