Japanese Red Cross Society; JRC
to proclaim (e.g. gospel)
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of the Holy Roman Empire
to teach; to take a teaching job
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
bar set in a horizontal position; horizontal bar
reform bill; reform proposal; amendment
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
moron; idiot; stupid person
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
mountain river; mountain stream
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
within the year; before the year is out
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes