The Chrysanthemum and the Sword Flashcards

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folk

What we need to know first is what their views are - their folk traditions, the myth of their national history, …

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〔文化などが〕民族の、民族的な

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oppressing

When the Axis invaded Manchukuo, Ethiopia and Poland, it showed that they were doing an evil thing by oppressing weak peoples

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〔権力などで〕虐げる、圧迫する

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expendability

The most extreme case of this expendability was the no-surrender policy.

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消耗性

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Tripartite Pact

For example, in the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy, …

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三国同盟

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secular

They became part of the caste system. Also, Japan did not use the idea of a secular emperor.

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宗教的でない、非宗教的な、宗教に関係ない

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vassal

However, he did not allow them to be his vassals, they were not given an important role in politics.

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家臣

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artisan

There were four castes: the samurai, the farmers, the artisans, and the merchants.

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職人、工匠

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inferior

A man receives on from people above him, and the idea of accepting an on from any man who is not above him makes him feel inferior.

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〔地位や立場が〕下位の

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devote

On always has this meaning of being totally devoted when it is used about on for the emperor.

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〔神聖なものに~を〕ささげる、奉納する

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porcupine

Botchan calls him Porcupine,…

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ヤマアラシ

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conformity

In English, ‘giri to the world’ is often translated as conformity to public opinion.

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〔法律や慣習などの〕順守、服従

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go-between

There are many go-betweens to prevent confrontations.

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仲介者、仲人、橋渡し役

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confrontation

There are many go-betweens to prevent confrontations.

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〔国家間の〕対立、敵対

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daze

Everyone is in a daze, not caring much how he does things.’

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ボーッとした状態

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pledging

Japanese people see our idea of pledging never to drink as a strange custom.

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誓約する、固く誓う

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pursuit

To them, the idea of the pursuit of happiness is a strange one.

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追いかけ、追跡

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province

The Japanese see the ‘whole duty of man’ as if it were a country divided into separate provinces on a map.

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〔行政区分の〕州、省、県

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contradiction

But there contradictions are a big part of Japanese life.

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〔真っ向から相反することから生じる〕矛盾、不両立

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competent

Above this regular ‘competent’ self-discipline, there is the expert level.

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有能な、力量のある、優秀な

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nirvana

It is a great Buddhist country, but he ideas of being born again and nirvana have never been popular.

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涅槃、解脱

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expertness

In Japan, they are a most important part of training in ‘expertness’.

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練達

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tease

He has been teased.

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〔しつこく〕いじめる、からかう、悩ます

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chrysanthemum

In Japan, chrysanthemums are grown in pots and shown at yearly flower shows all over the country with each perfect petal separately arranged by the grower’s hand and held in place…

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petal

In Japan, chrysanthemums are grown in pots and shown at yearly flower shows all over the country with each perfect petal separately arranged by the grower’s hand and held in place…

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花弁、花びら

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rust

they have the strength to keep an inner sword free from the rust which always threatens it.

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さび

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consequence

General MacArthur have avoided humiliating he Japanese and have only said that the Japanese must do things that seem, In Japanese eyes, to be ‘natural consequences’of defeat.

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結果、結論、帰結

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obedient

When he says a people are obedient, he does not explain, too, that they do not like to be controlled from above.

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従順な、素直な、服従する

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polls

the solutions it has agreed with can be studied just as carefully as we use polls to find out about what will happen in an election.

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〔選挙の〕投票、開票、得票計算

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Confucianism

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儒教

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proper station

all other countries must be given their proper stations

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あるべき正しい場所

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authoritarianism

However, it is not like the Western idea of authoritarianism.

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独裁[権威]主義

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filial piety

Filial piety in Japan is limited to face-to-face family.

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〔儒教の道徳の〕孝

子としての
信心深さ、敬けん

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heir

The oldest son is the heir.

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〔世襲の位階などの〕継承者、世継ぎ◆発音はairと同じ。

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outcast

Below them were the outcasts.

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見捨てられた人

穢多非人

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divide

There are a large divide between the samurai and the other classes.

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分割、分裂

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apprentice

Many of these small shops used the old apprentice system.

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〔職人などの〕徒弟、年季奉公人

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cultivating

The Japanese make life hard for themselves by cultivating physical pleasures and then limiting them.

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高める、磨く、洗練する、〔気持ちを〕助長する、〔友情などを〕深める、培う

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prostitute

The woman may be a GEISHA, highly trained in music and dance and the arts of entertainment, or she may be a prostitute.

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売春婦

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teasing

During the earlier years, they are prepared for this through things like teasing.

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思わせぶりに振る舞って楽しむ[その気にさせておいてセックスはしない]人

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submissive

the Japanese think that we are a lawless people, while we think that they are too submissive.

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服従的な、従順な、服従する