Oomori Hyouzou (1876.3.14-1913.1.15)
Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901); Boxer Uprising; Yihetuan Movement
Leitman; Leitmann; Reitman
Kokontei Shinshou (1877.4.4-1926.1.29) (1890.6.28-1973.9.21)
payment; defrayal; disbursement
Japanese Olympic Committee
Ookuma Shigenobu (1838.3.11-1922.1.10)
Kanou Jigorou (1860.12.10-1938.5.4)
on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play; shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
urinating outdoors; urinating by the roadside
every Tom, Dick and Harry; any one or thing; (lit.) even a cat and a ladle
Olympic village; athlete's village
extremely disappointing; extremely frustrating; mortifying; vexing
Asian countries; Asian nations
International Olympic Committee; IOC
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
recreational area; leisure land
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
sporting circles; sporting world; sportsdom; world of sports
smoothly; frictionlessly; easily
being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey
glycosuria; glucosuria; urine sugar