reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
Sakamoto Ryouma (1836.1.3-1867.12.10)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to talk; to chat; to chatter
first quotation for a stock at the first exchange meeting of the New Year; initial share price during a public offering
local specialty; special product (of a region)
Sanuki udon; thick udon from Kagawa prefecture
citizen of a prefecture; prefectural citizen
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base