lieutenant general (army)
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
Yamaji Motoharu (?-1897.10.3)
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
the Japanese (rising sun) flag
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
government forces; government troops
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
hard-line policy; tough measure
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
life or death; existence; destiny
start; leaving; marching off
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
family working in the forest industry; forestry family
popular figure; outstanding person; well-known person; lion
magistrate; shogunate administrator
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
in the morning; during the morning
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
being born between January 1 and April 1 (school entrance date)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
open air; outdoors; outside
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete