stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
height (of body); stature
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
engraver; carver; sculptor
to look upwards; to look up
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
light blue; pale blue; aqua
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
government; administration
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
every person; each one; everybody
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute