(amount of a samurai's) stipend
ration; stipend; allowance
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it
Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
Chinese classic without reading aids; book without reading aids
bright person; talented student; prodigy
military science; strategy; tactics
dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent
Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji eras)
new government; new administration
human resources training; development of human resources; personnel training
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
various fiefdoms; various domains
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
this is why; this means; it is the case that
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
modern music; contemporary music
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
Emperor's Birthday (national holiday held from 1868 to 1948)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
(United States of) America; USA; US
fair; exhibition; exposition
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency