to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
armed forces; military; troops
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
Department of the Army; Ministry of the Army (Japan; 1872-1945)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to become settled; to be fixed
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
winner; victor; conqueror
germination; pregnancy; arising (in); resulting (from); originating (in)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
more and more; increasingly; all the more
frivolous; fickle; insincere; caprice; cold-heartedness
very; greatly; exceedingly
iconoclasm; image breaking
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
weakness; effeminacy; enervation
flippant; frivolous; thoughtless; careless
complete change; about-face
state of a country (population, resources, etc.); condition of a country; strength of a country
weakening; emaciation; decline
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present