territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
the return of the land and people from the feudal lords to the Emperor
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
magistrate; shogunate administrator
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal
position; job; employment; opening
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
directly; in person; firsthand
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
making a living copying or writing
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
congratulation; celebration
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market