lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
while; during; while; although; all; both
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
(a) branch (of flowers); (a) cluster; (a) mass (of clouds)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
massing (of troops); gathering
military of the Empire of Japan
at a stroke; with a single swoop
extermination; annihilation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
decision; determination; resolution
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
transport; transportation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest