jpdb beta

writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

1

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

2

youth; springtime of life; adolescent

1

word picture

1

sketch

3

verse; poetry

1

occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work

1

breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)

3

self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense

1

burakumin area

1

literary movement

1

to acquire a position; to hold an appointment

2

Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo

1

landlord; landlady

1

clerk; office worker; kulak

4

history of Japan; Japanese history

1

cultural history

1

Oriental studies; Orientalism

1

Narutaki

1

natural history

1

internal conditions; true state of affairs

1

home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country

1

letter; note; epistle; correspondence

6

drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint

2

survey map

1

opening a school

2

Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)

11

agricultural school

9

Hokkaidou University

1

deputy head teacher; vice principal

1

educator; teacher; educationalist

2

William S. Clark

2

sightseeing spot; tourist attraction

1

Glover

3

arms dealer

1

Thomas Blake Glover

2

test drive; trial run

1

dock; thorough physical examination

1

beer

1

foster parents

1

resident in Japan

2

envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)

4

Sir

3

Harry Smith

3

Parkes (Australia); Parks; Parkus

4

overseas student; exchange student

2

diplomat

1

Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle

2

joule

2