to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
arrangement of stones in a garden
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
feudal retainer or warrior
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
all present; all concerned; all of us
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
seeing one off; farewell; escort
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
good bye; I'm off; see you later
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
while; even though; despite
sovereign; ruler; head of state
proclamation; promulgation
Constitution of the Empire of Japan; Meiji Constitution
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
second grade of the third rank of honor (honour)
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
cabinet system; cabinet government
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)