some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
Guangdong (China); Kwangtung; Guangzhou (China); Canton
governor-general; governor; viceroy
Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)
unconquered savage; uncivilized aboriginal; aboriginal Taiwanese tribes outside Qing China's jurisdiction
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
proposal; offer; request; application
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
Takao; Kaohsiung; Gaoxiong (Taiwan)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
street; quarter; district; area
emperor; prince; princess
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
Emperor Taishō (1879-1926, reigned 1912-1926); Emperor Yoshihito
Ishii Mitsujirō (1889.8.18-1981.9.20)