Grand Council of State (1868-1885 CE); Department of State (under the ritsuryo system)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
addition; increase; Canada
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
matter for mutual congratulation
utmost limit; extremity; result
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
opinion; intention; thought
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to subsist; to keep on living
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
arm; skill; efforts; ability
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline