Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
constitution; rules; regulation
proclamation; promulgation
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to play a leading role; to play a central part
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to approach the finale; to come to a close
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
government; administration
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Minister for Foreign Affairs
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Meiji Constitution (Constitution of the Empire of Japan)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
revision; amendment; alteration