Japanese grenadier anchovy (Coilia nasus)
Kokontei Shinshou (1877.4.4-1926.1.29) (1890.6.28-1973.9.21)
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
brewing; distilling; wine-making
frequency; popularity; currency; to perform well; to be successful in an activity
year of one's birth; one's birth year
leaving school during a term
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
billboard; large signboard; first-rate influential performer (theatre, film, etc.); leading star; draw
evening; last night; yesterday evening
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody
Saigou Takamori (1828.1.23-1877.9.24)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
cry (of baby); mewl (of kitten)
arch of triumph; triumphal arch
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
the treasure that is children; child
breathing techniques; breath control
first (of its kind) in Japan
situated deep in the mountains
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
government forces; government troops
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu)