Japanese translation note
In this encyclopedia, following terms are translated in such a way seen below. (in no particular order) 幕藩体制 - shogunate and domain system[?] 老中 - senior councilors[?] 若年寄 - junior councilors[?] 町奉行 - commissioners of major cities[?] 勘定奉行 - commissioners of finance[?] 大目付 - inspectors general[?] 浮世絵 - ukiyoe wood block printing[?] 俳句 - haiku poems 読み書きそろばん - the three R's[?] 鎖国政策 - seclusion policy[?] (isolation policy[?]) 国もと - province 人質 - hostage 譜代 - family's vassals[?] 外様 - outside daimyo[?] 親藩 - the Tokugawa family[?] 士農工商 - warriors/farmers/artisans/tradesmen[?] 石高 - Rice crop[?] 関が原の戦い - the battle of Sekigahara[?] 明治維新 - the Meiji Restoration 贈り名 - posthumous name 文化勲章 - a Cultural Medal[?] 国務大臣 - the Ministers of State[?] 政令 - order 華族 - the nobility 八幡製鉄所 - Yawata Steel Works[?] 関東大震災 - Great Kanto Earthquake[?] 治安維持法 - Peace Preservation Law 満州事変 - Manchurian Incident 摂政 - regency (摂政 Regent) 藤原氏 - Fuiwara clan[?] 雛人形 - hina dolls[?] 浄土宗 - the Pure Land sect[?] 郡 district External Links http://tokyo.cool.ne.jp/mrphnx/index.html in Japanese
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