decapitation; decapitated head
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
westernization; westernisation
modernization; modernisation
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
burning at the stake; execution by burning
criminal's head on public display; displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
real thing; original; actual
import; importation; introduction; afferent
function; facility; faculty; feature
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
secret; private; surreptitious
Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871 CE); Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryo system)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
experimental; provisional
due form; official; formality
different view; alternative theory; dissenting view
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
complementary; supplementary
donation; presentation; gift
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
historic; historical; traditional
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
special exhibition (at museum, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to put into effect; to put into practice
cannot be helped; unavoidable
general; popular; common; typical
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight