education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
person who has rendered distinguished service
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
plant physiology; physiological botany
study; research; investigation
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
going to the United States
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
by means of; due to; because of; according to
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
(United States of) America; USA; US
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)
error; mistake; slip; bug
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
examination hall; examination room; laboratory; experimental station; testing ground
(while) working in or at or for
returning to the United States; kibei; Japanese-American children (nisei) born prior to WWII who were sent to Japan for schooling before returning to America
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
pupil; student; schoolchild
Nitobe Inazou (1862-1933)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
new knowledge; up-to-date information; advanced ideas