to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
(female) beauty; beautiful woman
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
unexpected meeting; coincidence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce (Meiji-Taisho)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
stationed in South Korea; resident in South Korea
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
Fukushima prefecture (Tōhoku area)
election; selection; choice
first generation; founder
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
military personnel; soldier
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
genius; prodigy; (person of) great talent; remarkable person
Akiyama Yoshifuru (1859.2.9-1930.11.4)
in that way; thus; so; so?
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Guangdong (China); Kwangtung; Guangzhou; Kwangchow; Canton (China)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp