educational policies or administration; Bunsei era (1818.4.22-1830.12.10)
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
human usage; (for) use by people
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
dinner (esp. a formal one)
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
anesthesiologist; anaesthesiologist; anesthetist; anaesthetist
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
to all be in attendance (at a meeting, etc.); to all gather together
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
directions; instructions; orders; command
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
feeling extremely happy; being in seventh heaven
wish; desire; ambition; choice
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
being under the rule of; being under the government of
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured