jpdb beta

inspection; observation

1

Kaiseijo (school of foreign studies set up by the shogunate during the Edo period)

8

Hisanari

1

elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)

1

legislative decision

1

government service; the bureaucracy

1

(arch.) straight; ordinary; common; doing nothing

1

field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

1

nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

1

army

1

instruction; guidance; tutelage; (arch.) licensed elementary school teacher

1

shark

1

envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)

2

literature

1

breaks and pauses (in a sentence); punctuation; way of reading (esp. kanbun)

2

origin; source; virtuous ancestor

1

view (of life, etc.); outlook

1

charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood

1

chemistry

6

study of the English language as a means to acquire Western knowledge (esp. after the end of Japan's period of isolation); English literature; British studies

2

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

4

life; living; I; me; student

5

viscount

6

Minister of Education

1

Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge

2

the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar

2

Ainosuke

1

Kenjirou

1

entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)

1

market; fair

1

vice-admiral

1

measurement; surveying

1

department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family

1

long

1

opportunity; chance; time; occasion

1

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

1

to be found

1

selection; screening

1

high-explosive projectile

1

a quarrel; argument

1

platinum (Pt)

1

legend; tradition

1

(wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth

2

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

2

pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

1

squash; pumpkin

1

mainly; primarily

1

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

2

sitting with one knee drawn up

1

to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

1