Matsuoka Yousuke (1880.3.4-1946.6.27)
internationally-minded person; cosmopolitan; cosmopolite; international celebrity
Nagashima Shigeo (1936.2.20-)
counter for wheels and flowers
gold, silver and bronze (medals)
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
giving a lecture in the Emperor's presence; lecturing to the Emperor
frizz; kink; crimp; curls (hair, noodles, leaves, etc.)
outer gardens of Meiji Shrine
first ears of rice of the season; first crops of the season; first harvest of the season; offering (to the gods)
place of scenic beauty; picturesque place; beauty spot
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
sporting circles; sporting world; sportsdom; world of sports
Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989); Emperor Showa; Emperor Hirohito
smoothly; frictionlessly; easily
to come to power; to assume the reins of government
running alongside; pacesetting; accompanying
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
team (of players, athletes); squad; (sports) delegation
having only tiles of one suit and no honor tiles (meld)
I don't like it; I hate it
Manchurian Incident (1931); Mukden Incident
placing (a person's) ashes inside a funerary urn (or a tomb or ossuary); depositing ashes