Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
society; the world; the times
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
military authorities; army circles
recommendation; endorsement
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
tide; current; tendency; trend
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
harm; evil; poison; blight; harmful influence
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
prejudice; bias; distorted view
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
branch office; branch store
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to come to an end; to close the curtain
March; third month of the lunar calendar
leader of a delegation (body, party)
Kanou Jigorou (1860.12.10-1938.5.4)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
president (of a society); chairman