hostilities; beginning of hostilities
to the end of time; to the crack of doom; for ever and ever
Treaty of Portsmouth (ending the Russo-Japanese War, 1905)
Tougou Heihachirou (1848.1.27-1934.5.30)
(love) letter tossed into a home
70th birthday; ancient Greek (language)
Homo economicus; economic human; financial expert; businessperson
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times
Liaodong Peninsula (China)
otitis media; inflammation of the middle ear
rich country; national enrichment
whether one likes it or not
life-and-death matter; an emergency or crisis where survival is threatened
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
war advocacy; jingoism; bellicose argument
spinning; silk reeling; filature
public debt; public bond; government securities
entering the capital; entering Tokyo
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color
enrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
business world; business circles
powerful army; strengthening of the military
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
(arch.) person of high rank; (arch.) nobleman; wife of a nobleman