coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
snell (fishing); leader; trace; cast
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
national border; provincial border
outside of; not covered by
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
being baptized; undergoing baptism
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
slight; insignificant; small
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
devoted; self-sacrificing
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
manager; director; superintendent; overseer
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
cooperation; collaboration
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
serialization; serialisation; serial story