hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
touching; moving; painful
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
the military and civilians
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
detailed report; full report; details; particulars
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
Suetsugu Nobumasa (?-1944.12.29)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way
literary art; literary activity; writing
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
Matsuoka Komakichi (1888.4.8-1958.8.14)
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd. (name of a publishing company)
internal maneuvering; secret maneuvering (within an organization); reconciling the various views within an organization before airing something in public
postcard; memo; note; card
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
advisory committee (council, panel)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)