casualties; injuries and deaths
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
Tougou Heihachirou (1848.1.27-1934.5.30)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
recovery; rescue; recapture
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
chargé d'affaires; chargé
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
diplomatic recognition (of a country)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
any more; any further; any better; any longer
capable; able; talented; promising
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
peace talks; peace negotiations
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
Europe and America; the West
major powers of the world; great powers