to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
responsibility for one's words
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
store; reserve; stock; savings
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to enumerate; to count up
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to translate; to interpret
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to make use of; to lend money
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
repayment; settlement (of a debt); paying off; reimbursement (of expenses)
every year; yearly; annually
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
Nitobe Inazou (1862-1933)
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
feudal retainer or warrior
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
family; relatives; dependents; household
generation; the world; the age