being in Europe; staying in Europe; residing in Europe
Sugino Magoshichi (?-1904.3.27)
to make a lucky hit; to win against the odds; to anticipate correctly; to strike a vein of ore
Tamura Iyozou (1854-1903.10.1)
a reading leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration
Nakamura Kusatao (1901.7.24-1983.8.5)
kitchen maid; kitchen duties; cooking
rising cloud of (yellowish) dust
Iyo dialect (spoken in Ehime prefecture)
little by little (recovering after an illness); slowly but surely
Yamaji Motoharu (?-1897.10.3)
more and more; increasingly; all the more
Great Qing Empire (China, 1644-1912); Qing dynasty
studying abroad at government expense
(electrical) cable; power cable
remnants of a bean plant; beanstalks and pods; bean husk
Katou Tomosaburou (1861.4.1-1923.8.24)
kinoko; mountain-dwelling demon resembling a child
sunny spell during rainy season
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-5)
minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary
worldly wisdom; practical wisdom
Itou Sukeyuki (1843.6.9-1914.1.16)