functionary charged with training and organizing young wrestlers
Battle of Ueno (battle of the Boshin war; 1868)
grand event; grand enterprise
dog-hunting event of Kamakura period
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
uncivilized country; savage land
sole (any fish of the families Cynoglossidae and Soleidae); red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
Movement for Civic Rights and Freedom (Meiji era); Freedom and People's Rights Movement
earthenware pot (used as a decanter); jar; jug
Iwakura Tomomi (1825-1883)
early-Meiji administrative unit for Hokkaido (1869-1882)
suburban districts (of a metropolis); within an urban-prefecture
national finance; central government finance
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
Parkes (Australia); Parks; Parkus
previous president (immediately preceding the incumbent); former president
shipping industry; marine transport
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
to write (a play, book, filmscript, etc.)
small house; thatched hut
civilized nation; civilised nation