blood and iron; military might
prime minister; premier; chancellor
Bismarck; Otto; Eduard; Leopold; von
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
impassioned speech; fervent speech
all present; all concerned; all of us
annual revenue (government); annual income (government); budget receipts
national finance; central government finance
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
title deed; land certificate; muniments
landed farmer; owner farmer
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
increase and decrease; fluctuation
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
Tōkyō Nichinichi Shimbun (1872-1943, became the Mainichi Shimbun)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
proposal; offer; request; application