opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
senior envoy; chief delegate
people; citizens; subjects; folk
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
instructor; tutor (to a prince)
world fair; international exposition
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
skyscraping; very high; above the clouds; above this mortal world
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
house in which a mistress is kept
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
crimson sea bream (Evynnis japonica)
as is usual with; in common with
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
dozens; scores of; decades
adviser; advisor; consultant
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
nurse (male or female); personal care attendant
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition