constitution of Japan; Japanese constitution
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
foundation stone; cornerstone
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become settled; to be fixed
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
adviser; advisor; consultant
question; enquiry; inquiry; consultation; advice-seeking
Meiji Constitution (Constitution of the Empire of Japan)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
by means of; due to; because of; according to
Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of the Holy Roman Empire
resolution; decision; vote
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
revision; amendment; alteration
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
honorific affix; honorific prefix
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned