emperor (of Japan); mikado
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
Komura Jutarou (1855-1911)
chargé d'affaires; chargé
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
representative; exemplary; model
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
barbarian; savage; foreigner
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
each newspaper; every newspaper
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to become clear; to be made public
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
legal; lawful; legitimate
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
manager; director; superintendent; overseer
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
battlefield; battleground
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
demobilization; demobilisation; repatriation
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time