world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
agreement; stipulation; contract
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
enrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
father of one's country; father of the nation
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
world fair; international exposition
than; other than; except; but
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
person who is ...; thing that is ...
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)