Itou Seiichi (1890.7.26-1945.4.7)
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
Imperial Japanese Navy (1872-1945)
imperial headquarters announcement
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
to have a rumor circulating
Noguchi Hideyo (1876-1928)
tailor; seamstress; dressmaker; clothier
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
torpedo; (sea) mine; underwater mine
military cadet; officer cadet
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
marching orders; sailing orders
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
Western food; Western-style food
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
filtration; filtering; percolation
(punishment by) striking with fists
to pen; to write; to draw
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
galley; tray used for printing; galley proof
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
in session; in progress; under way; open
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to make use of; to lend money