to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
scenery; scene; landscape
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
assertion; declaration; affirmation
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
home area; home town; local
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
dispatching to Europe (e.g. an envoy); sending to Europe
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
sun; saint; San (people); son
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use