gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
treatment; service; handling; management
abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures (1871)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
system; institution; organization; organisation
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
notice; notification; report; posting
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
the West; the Occident; Western countries
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
traffic conditions (e.g. heavy traffic); transportation situation (e.g. bad roads)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
ago; since; before; previous
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
Kyōhō era (1716.6.22-1736.4.28)
bad news; news of a death; death notice