Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989); Emperor Showa; Emperor Hirohito
Toranomon Incident (assassination attempt on Prince Regent Hirohito; December 27, 1923)
workforce reduction; personnel cut
Tougou Heihachirou (1848.1.27-1934.5.30)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
parliamentarian; member of a congress
Nanba Daisuke (1899.11.7-1924.11.15)
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
law department; law school
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
senior high school; high school
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
death by hanging; execution by hanging
westernization; westernisation
hired foreigner; foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era
employment (long term); hire
Josiah Conder (architect)
ardent; passionate; vehement
modern architecture; modernist architecture
condor (incl. other New World vultures of family Cathartidae); Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
sone (unit of perceived loudness)
educational facility established in affiliation with a government agency
maintenance and repair; upkeep (of equipment)
quinquennial; recurring every five years
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science