constitutional reform; constitutional amendment
argument that something is unnecessary; opposition
double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)
donation; presentation; gift
I Am a Cat (1906 novel by Natsume Soseki)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
several times; several degrees
literary style; classical style
written word; written language
colloquial style; written style based on spoken language
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
Tsubouchi Shouyou (1859.6.22-1935.2.28)
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
regular course; this lesson
military physician or surgeon
teacher; instructor; professor
proficient; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
literary criticism or theory
former (incumbent); predecessor
Xinhai Revolution (of China; 1911)
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
Ozaki Yukio (1858.12.24-1954.10.6) (1944.9.11-)
Constitutional Nationalist Party (1910-1922)