audience seating (noh theater); audience (esp. in noh)
international exposition; world expo; world fair
transition to domestic production; import substitution
narrow insight; narrow view; my humble opinion
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive (e.g. a blow)
prefectural governor (of Osaka or Kyoto)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
prefectural office (of Osaka or Kyoto)
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures (1871)
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
taking dictation; note-taking
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
Western civilization; Western civilisation
Grand Council of State (1868-1885 CE); Department of State (under the ritsuryo system)
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
ambassador plenipotentiary
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
the various countries of Europe and America; the West
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
playhouse; theatre; theater
to be given up; to be discontinued
participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryo system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
to call in; to invite; to bring in
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts