Akamatsu Mitsusuke (1381-1441)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
1,000,000; one million; million; many
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
adds force or indicates command
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
ship used in Japanese missions to Ming-dynasty China
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
ago; since; before; previous
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to be contrary to one's expectations
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
foreign; abroad; overseas
import; importation; introduction; afferent
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
increment; amount of increase
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)