Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
urethritis; inflammation of the urethra
distinction; differentiation; classification
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
each (every) time; whenever
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to have a relationship; to have relations
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla); Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
in terms of; from the point of view of
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
encephalomalacia; cerebromalacia; cerebral softening; softening of the brain
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
just the other day; quite recently
representative; exemplary; model
besides; moreover; in addition
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
until now; so far; up to the present
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
tumour; tumor; growth; boil; ulcer; abscess
to be conspicuous; to stand out