to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to leave the government service
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
examination hall; examination room; laboratory; experimental station; testing ground
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
agricultural land; farmland
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
offering a full report to a superior
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
expressing one's opinion; speaking one's mind; making known; revealing
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
blessing; grace; favour; favor; benefit
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
excellent plan; best policy
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871 CE); Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryo system)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
every year; yearly; annually
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
great person; eminent figure