xenophobia; exclusion (of foreigners)
Shōwa restoration (call for Imperial restoration by militarists in the 1930s)
enemy movements; enemy's position
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
shipping industry; marine transport
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; (lit.) Great European War
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
Japan and Russia; Russo-Japanese
teacher's cane; teacher's pointer
(arch.) red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa); deer
military secret; classified military material; military aircraft
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
maritime; marine transportation
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
ambitious; motivated; willful
to issue a manifesto; to appeal
General Staff Headquarters
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
business rival; professional jealousy
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
(squad of) police; police force
to be itching to put one's skills to use
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
interception; monitoring; tapping
to smear with blood; to kill