hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
Tokugawa Ietsugu (1709.8.8-1716.6.19), Shougun 1712-1716
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
overripeness; full maturity; full development
to accompany; to go with; to go together
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
husband and wife; married couple
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
occupant of a house; family member; household member (incl. servant)
chief; main; principal; major
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
incorporated foundation; juridical foundation
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
medical science; medicine
material (data) for one's research; research material
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
translation with notes; translator's notes