to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
two times; twice; two degrees
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
rule; reign; peaceful times
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
direct control; direct supervision
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
various matters; everything
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
how; in what way; how about
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to prove; to substantiate
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
eastern mountains; mountains to the east; Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō); Higashiyama (Kyoto district)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle