to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
goldfish peddling; goldfish peddler
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
conscription ordinance; conscription law; draft; Conscription Ordinance (1873-1927)
Kido Takayoshi (1833.8.11-1877.5.26)
thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan; sukiyaki
complete power of attorney
henohenomoheji; seven hiragana characters grouped together to look like a face
piece; fragment; one (object)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you
to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
city planning; urban planning; town planning
proclamation; promulgation
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
red-horned demon; red ogre
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
family or person with samurai ancestors
new government; new administration
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing
party-internal; within the party
modernization; modernisation
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom