reopening; resumption; restarting
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
both hands; both arms; ten
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
incident; affair; happening; event
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
life imprisonment; imprisonment for life; indefinite imprisonment
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
fifth day of the month; five days
appellate court; court of appeal
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
suburban districts (of a metropolis); within an urban-prefecture
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)