status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
national polity; National Athletic Meet
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
factory worker; craftsman; artisan
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
divide into four pieces; one fourth
something like ...; something called ...
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
foreigner; alien; stranger
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
publishing house; publishing office
losing weight; slimming; lean person
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
attendance; presence; appearance
imperial order; imperial decree
edict; ordinance; proclamation
Yokota Kisaburou (1896.8.6-1993.2.17)