statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
Gotou Shoujirou (1838.4.13-1897.8.4)
a political organization; a political organisation
Ookubo Toshimichi (1830-1878)
internal or domestic affairs
clanship; clannism; clan favoritism; clan favouritism
public servant; government official
parliament; congress; diet; house (of parliament, etc.); chamber
legislature; legislative body
present time; now; nowadays
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
Shangdi (creator deity in Chinese folk religion); God
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
the people; citizens; the populace
fixing one's aim in life; deciding one's life goal
association formed to carry out an objective
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
strong pressure; heavy pressure
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
suppression of speech; suppression of dissent; censorship
ousting of vice-minister Ōkuma Shigenobu and his supporters from the Meiji government (1881)
Ookuma Shigenobu (1838.3.11-1922.1.10)
dismissal (from a position); discharge
activist; campaigner; crusader (e.g. for women's rights); athlete; sporty person
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
Constitutional Reform Party (1882-1896)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
member of the Lower House