Sakakibara Iori (1972.3.2-)
Chichibunomiya Yasuhito (Prince) (1902.6.25-1953.1.4)
Fujita Gorou (1911.7.8-1997.1.31)
Yamakawa Kenjirou (1854-1931)
harmony, respect, purity and tranquility; the four most important elements of the tea ceremony
audience seating (noh theater); audience (esp. in noh)
Koishikawa Yojōsho (est. 1722 as a hospital for the indigent)
your company; your shrine
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
clanship; clannism; clan favoritism; clan favouritism
Emperor Koumei; Koumei Tenno (1831-1866 CE, reigning: 1846-1866 CE)
benevolence; charity; love
arms buildup; military expansion
Tokyo Imperial University
to backfire; to have a harmful result
editorial; leading article; leader
detached force; detachment
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
whole nation; entire nation; all the people
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
charity; benevolence; charitable spirit; interest (in public welfare, social enterprise, etc.); zeal
to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
situation; state of things; current affairs
philanthropic activity; charity work