Iyo dialect (spoken in Ehime prefecture)
studying abroad at government expense
sunny spell during rainy season
Tougou Heihachirou (1848.1.27-1934.5.30)
small scale; small family
(a) branch (of flowers); (a) cluster; (a) mass (of clouds)
haste makes waste; anger and haste hinder good counsel
barely miss (meeting someone, catching a train, etc.)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
ancestor who rejuvenated a dynasty or a family
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
bragging; showing off; pride
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
addition; annexation; appendage
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
Rikyuu; Sen no Rikyuu (1522-1591)
(former) Imperial Japanese Navy
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
setting sail; departure (from a port)
movie projector; film projector; cine projector
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative); self-love
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
stable boy; stable hand; groom
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game