to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
Katsura Kogorou (1833-77)
Takasugi Shinsaku (1839.9.27-1867.5.17)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
government; administration
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
river management; river improvement; flood control
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
association; society; organization; organisation
Ninomiya Sontoku (1787-1856)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
practitioner of Buddhism; practitioner of austerities; disciplinant; practitioner of martial arts
head; brains; intellect; understanding
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal