helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
(political) violence; violent tactics used by political radicals
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
at least; at most; (even) just
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
healthy; sound; wholesome
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
three; three years of age
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
early (days); initial stage; initial
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
scholar of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
friction; discord; strife
home area; home town; local
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support