Japan and Russia; Russo-Japanese
Ogata Masanori (1853.12.5-1919.7.30)
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
rice-based or centered diet (centred)
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
prohibition; inhibition; ban
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
first year (college) student; freshman; graduate of one year's standing
required subject; compulsory course
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
pedagogy; pedagogics; education (esp. in the context of the study of education)
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
Noguchi Hideyo (1876-1928)
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
self-torturing; masochistic
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
Yukawa Hideki (1907.1.23-1981.9.8) (1949 Nobel Prize in Physics)
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts