to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
Kanji to English (dictionary)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
revision; revised edition
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
marshy rice field or paddy
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
the West; the Occident; Western countries
special; particular; peculiar; unique
study; research; investigation
our country; our land; one's own country
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
discovery; detection; finding
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability