Komura Jutarou (1855-1911)
chargé d'affaires; chargé
(former) South Manchuria Railway
Spanish-American War (1898)
doctrinal discussion; jurisprudence
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
originality; creation; invention
stationed in the United States; resident in the United States
newspaper-seller; newsboy; newspaper vendor
Liaodong Peninsula (China)
(a) branch (of flowers); (a) cluster; (a) mass (of clouds)
Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1902-1923)
national fortunes; destiny of a country
small garden; small place
Japan and Britain; Japanese-British; Anglo-Japanese; Japanese-English (translation, interpretation, etc.)
stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
torpedo; (sea) mine; underwater mine
expected to arrive (occur) in the near future
ancestor who rejuvenated a dynasty or a family
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
herdboy; shepherd boy; young ranch hand; cowboy