proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
not a little; not a few; considerable
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
gazing at (in wonderment)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
public records office; archives
Bishū (the three former provinces of Bizen, Bitchū and Bingo)
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
lowly person; lowliness; I
(small) cargo vessel; lighter
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
on and after; from ... onward; since
to die; to pass away; to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict