Tokyo Trials; International Military Tribunal for the Far East; IMTFE
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
view; opinion; finding; findings
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
Tokutomi Sohou (1863.3.14-1957.11.2)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
thatched hut; monks cell; (my) humble abode
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
sitting upright (properly)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
Tsukahara Bokuden (1489-1571)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to follow another's example
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
failure; mistake; blunder
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to state; to express; to mention