various countries; various regions; various provinces
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
loyalist to the emperor; imperial loyalist
loyalty to the Emperor (especially during the late Edo period movement to overthrow the shogunate)
welfare; public welfare; social welfare; (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
to benefit (the world, society, etc.); to be of use to; to be of service to
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
this (very thing); this precisely
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
counter for generations; epoch
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
descendant; progeny; offspring
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
ancestor; forefather; foremother
brave warrior; hero; brave man
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
war; fighting; fierce competition
bravery; valor; valour; military prowess
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
great scholar; savant; polymath
Hundred Schools of Thought (during China's Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period)
art of war; strategy; tactics
military science; strategy; tactics
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon