barbarian tribe; savage tribe
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
three; three years of age
Hōreki era (1751.10.27-1764.6.2)
international community; international society; the world
complicated and mysterious
Tokugawa Ieharu (1737-1786), Shougun 1760-1786
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to be remembered; to go down in history
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to become possible; to become able to (do)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
mandatory retirement system; age-limit retirement system
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
loveable; very likeable; like very much
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
tamari soy sauce; variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with