ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
to gush out; to gush forth; to effuse
scholarship student sent by government office or business
Nozu Michitsura (1841.12.17-1908.10.18)
Japan and Russia; Russo-Japanese
three great people (e.g. of the Meiji Restoration)
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to call together; to convene
Kawaji Toshiyoshi (1834-1879.10.13)
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
bead or front sight of a firearm
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
head over heels; headlong; head first
curse; spell; malediction
great army; mighty host; whole army
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
cooked rice; something one never grows tired of
night-soil bucket; honey bucket
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)