statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
rejection; negation; voting down
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
tension; mental strain; nervousness
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce (Meiji-Taisho)
Mutsumune Mitsu (1844-1897)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
lessening; diminishing; reducing
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
namely; that is (to say); in other words
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
income; receipts; revenue
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
whole nation; entire nation; all the people
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
inconsistency; contradiction; disobedience
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade