remarkable; striking; obvious
overthrow of the shogunate
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
approval; license; licence; permission
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
pre-war days; before the war
(political) administration; political power
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to come from; to have roots in
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
established (certain) fact
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
financial institutions; banking facilities
system; institution; organization; organisation
simultaneous; all at once
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
investment trust; mutual fund
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to nip (something) in the bud
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck