Zhejiang Province (China)
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
Manchurian Incident (1931); Mukden Incident
faculty of law; school of law; college of law
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
Nagai Nagayoshi (1845.7.24-1929.2.10)
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
Hakka; subgroup of Han Chinese living esp. in southeastern China
race (of people); type of person
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
to like; to love; to be fond of
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
Dejima; artificial island in Nagasaki used as a Portuguese and Dutch trading post between 1634 and 1854
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
epistolary style using the auxiliary "sōrō" in place of "aru"
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
finding fault (with); being picky
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
recollection; reminiscence
Imperial Russia (1721-1917); Tsarist Russia