to look at; to gaze; to stare at
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
pharmaceutical (drug) company
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to bring; to take; to bring about
father and mother; parents
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
heir; inheritor; successor
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
being adopted into the family of one's bride
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
Europe and America; the West
major powers of the world; great powers
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment