style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
-less; lacking; non-existing
hand net; dip net; scoop net
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
person from the provinces; person living outside major metropolitan areas
(some) more; even more; longer; further
terrified; horrified; panicked
respect (epistolary usage)
the big two...; two major...; two main...
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
mobilization; mobilisation
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
world; society; people; the public
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
orders; instructions; directive; command
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
fifth day of the month; five days