(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
reduced budget; budgetary austerities
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
Matsudaira Sadanobu (1758-1829)
to take over; to hand over
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
the shogunate (administration)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
large hanging paper lantern
(period of) a year; during an era
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
Ardisia crenata; coralberry
businessman with political ties
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity