petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
first generation; founder
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
dominion; territory; possession
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
interference; meddling; butting in
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
family; relatives; dependents; household
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
domestic affairs; internal administration
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
restoration; repair; mending
riparian works; flood-control works
financial power; financial means; wealth
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
way (of doing); manner; method; means
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
directions; instructions; orders; command
practical; realistic; pragmatic