landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
feudal system of the shogunate and domains
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
few decades; many decades; several decades
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
being very busy; busyness
seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; head
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
the shogunate (administration)
important post; important office; key position
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
stubbornly sticking to old ways; dislike of new things; narrow-mindedness
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
enterprising; go-ahead; progressive
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to anticipate; to foresee
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
near; close; beside; third person
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say