proceeding from Tokyo to Osaka
proclamation; promulgation
(political) administration; political power
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
directly under; falling perpendicularly
settlement; solution; resolution
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
meeting; greeting; welcome
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
guard; sentinel; garrison
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
Itou Shunsuke (1986.9.24-)
... and eastward; east of
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
nightless gay quarters; nightless city
mature woman; middle-aged woman
government housing for officials
time; hour; period; class
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
setting sail; departure (from a port)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)