beginning; outset; first; onset
young persons' association
to wash away; to rinse off
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
meeting; facing; confronting
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)
major earthquake; large earthquake
Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
tidal bore; eagre; rumbling noise that accompanies a tidal bore; tsunami; tidal wave
natural disaster; cataclysm
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
dedication; presentation; gift
Ōsumi (former province located in the east of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture, including the Amami Islands)
Matsukata Masayoshi (1835.3.23-1924.7.2)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
procrastinatingly; dillydallying
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
lull (e.g. in the rain); break
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted