Irish person; Irishman; Irishwoman
(second) Boer War (1899-1902)
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
such; this sort of; like this
accession to the throne; enthronement
first ceremonial offering of rice by newly enthroned Emperor
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
internal or domestic affairs
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
solitary island; isolated island
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to fade something by overwashing it
to turn completely into; to become completely
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904; Irish-Greek-born Japanese writer); Koizumi Yakumo
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing