Four Gates: Nijo Castle, Kyōto; Palace, Kyōto; Statesmen of New Japan: Ōkubo, Ōkubo (Saigō), Kido, and Prince Iwakura Departments of State: Navy; Agriculture and Commerce; Justice; Foreign Affairs 92 96 108 124 Diet Buildings: House of Commons and House of 128 Statesmen of New Japan: Count Ōkuma, Count PAGE 142 148 Educators and Scientists: Fukuzawa, Viscount Mori, Baron Ishiguro, Dr. Kitasato Painting by Ho-Itsu: View of Fuji-San 200 214 224 228 Gospel Ship (Fukuin Maru) Y. M. C. A. Summer School, Dōshisha, Kyōto Military Review, Himeji "Shikishiwa" in Naval Review, Kōbe Map of the Empire 268 268 280 284 300 310 i in the middle of a word and u in the middle or at the end of a word are sometimes almost inaudible. The consonants are all sounded, as in English: g, however, has only the hard sound, as in give, although the nasal ng is often heard; ch and s are always soft, as in check and sin; and z before u has the sound of dz. In the case of double consonants, each one must be given its full sound. There are as many syllables as vowels. There is practically no accent; but care must be taken to distinguish between o and ō, u and ū, of which the second is more prolonged than the first. Be sure to avoid the flat sound of a, which is always pronounced ah. |