Bandou Tsumasaburou (1901.12.14-1953.7.7)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
audience; spectator; spectators
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
close-up; bringing attention (to); bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
and; thereupon; because of that
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
adherence to the shogunate
both groups; both factions
split; division; break up
to cease; to stop; to be over
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
the West; the Occident; Western countries
strong nation; powerful country
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend