hybridization; crossing; mixing
schoolgirl; female student
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
independent state; independent nation
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
Enomoto Takeaki (1836.10.5-1908.10.27)
support; backing; aid; assistance
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
derailment; digression; deviation
national border; provincial border
general idea; concept; notion
race (of people); type of person
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
questionnaire; survey; poll
to complain; to lodge a complaint
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
person concerned; interested party; related party
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion