Supreme Military Council (1898-1945)
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
appointments and dismissal
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
secretary (government); director; chief
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
military officer; naval officer
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
chairmanship; presidency; management; president; chairman
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
Chief Cabinet Secretary (1879-1947)
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
opposite side; opposition
military affairs; military service
supreme command; high command
president (of a university); vice-chancellor; secretary-general; director; leader (esp. of a biker gang)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
grenadier; grenade thrower