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)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
secret order of the Emperor; confidential imperial command
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
day-by-day renewal; rapid progress
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
interference; meddling; butting in
(short) rest; breather; break
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
people; citizens; subjects; folk