heating power; thermal power; firepower
new government; new administration
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
posterity; future life; life to come
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
war; fighting; fierce competition
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
Enomoto Takeaki (1836.10.5-1908.10.27)
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
magistrate; shogunate administrator
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to take command; to give direction
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to be hesitant; to feel timid
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
recuperation; medical treatment
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
fighting in numerous battles
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
eleventh day of the month; eleven days