origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
major dealer; wealthy merchant
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
industrialization; industrialisation; establishing a production system; putting something into production
barony of the first degree; influential feudal clan
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
proposition; motion; proposal; suggestion
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
westernization; westernisation
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
final; eventual; ultimate
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
form of government; system of government; polity
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
adherence to the shogunate
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
to pierce through; to break through
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
like this; this sort; this way
reform; reformation; reorganization
proposal; motion; recommendation
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement