migratory bird; bird of passage
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
enrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)
source of river; fountainhead
fertile; rich; productive
to join forces; to cooperate
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
for work; in a manner related to work
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
biased view (biassed); prejudice; one-sided view
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
agricultural community; farm village; rural
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
flying column; detached force
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
one's home country; one's homeland
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to begin; to set about; to start
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
one's principles and position
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd