peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
traitor (to one's country); quisling
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
offender; criminal; culprit
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
thick Japanese paper (esp. vellum paper)
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
exposure to wind; severe criticism
many; numerous; various; large number of
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
military of the Empire of Japan
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
information; news; report; reward; retribution
generation; the world; the age
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
posterity; future life; life to come
to forget completely; to leave behind
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to begin shooting; to shoot out
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to capture; to seize; to plunder
major powers of the world; great powers
to manage something successfully; to be successful