young literary enthusiast
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
Oohara Shigetomi (1801.11.21-1879.4.1)
Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949)
freedom; liberty; independence
to be the ruin of (a person)
subordinate position; lower position
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
proposition; motion; proposal; suggestion
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
official Confucian teacher
long (time that has passed); old (story)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
useful thing; usable article
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
the favor of one's ruler (favour)
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
established practice; custom