disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
product; produce; result; fruit
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
(Edo-period) town magistrate
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
aforementioned; above-mentioned
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
smallpox vaccination; inoculation against smallpox
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
cattleman; raising cattle
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
smallpox; variola; pockmark; pock
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
control; management (e.g. of a business)
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)