brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
door; gate; opening; title page
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
regret; repentance; remorse
conjecture; guesswork; guess
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
you (plural); all of you; you all
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
contract; compact; agreement
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to appease; to suppress; to calm
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
piling up; multiple layers
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
in that way; thus; so; so?
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to dry up completely; to become stale
as before; as ever; as it was originally
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection