general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
Katou Takaaki (1860.1.25-1926.1.28)
political friend; friend with the same political views
cabinet (of a government); ministry
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
best pupil; leading disciple
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
affectation; pretense; pretence
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
coarse; rough; crude; raw; unrefined
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
Kutani ware; style of Japanese porcelain
lucky day; auspicious day
(United States of) America; USA
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
mutually; reciprocally; together
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
joy; enjoyment; delight; pleasure
something that smells of fish or blood; meat and fish; degenerate monk; corrupt priest
head house (family); birthplace; originator
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
loveable; very likeable; like very much
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest