to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
at that time; in those days
1,000,000; one million; million; many
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
thousands; several thousand
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
people; men and women; each person; everybody
by means of; due to; because of; according to
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
rational; reasonable; logical
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
way of the sword; swordsmanship
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
to inherit; to succeed; to take over