river; stream; River; the ... river
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
daimyo in the Warring States period
complete set; all; everything
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
revival; restoration; resuscitation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
lump together; put all together
oppression; suppression; pressure
arrest; apprehension; capture
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
such ... as; or some such
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
pressing; urging; demanding; demand