Gotou Fumio (1884.3.7-1980.5.13)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
in case of; at that time; at this time
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
middle of the night; dead of night
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
the press; (in the) newspapers
scrap; junk; waste material
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
to leave something as it is
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road