Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725)
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
white stone; white (go pieces)
teachings of Buddha; teaching method; way of teaching
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
technical term; terminology; nomenclature
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
language spoken by the Emishi; languages spoken by the nanban during the Edo Period (e.g. Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch); foreign language
to concern; to be related
literature; books (reference); document
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
preliminary investigation; preparation
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
in advance; beforehand; previously
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
for example; for instance; e.g.
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
all countries; the whole world; universal; all nations
together; mutually; fellow
something like that; that sort of thing; something natural; something plausible
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference