style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
episode; anecdote; vignette
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
although I say; although one might say; although called
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
by means of; due to; because of; according to
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Iki (island)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures