Kak’ke，byWilliamAnderson，F。R。C。S。TransactionsofEnglishAsiaticSocietyofJapan，January1878。
Ifailedtolearnwhattheliquorwaswhichwasdrunksofreely，butasnounseemlyeffectsfolloweditsuse，Ithinkitmusteitherhavebeenlightwine，orlightsake。
Iventuretopresentthisjournalletter，withafewomissions，justasitwaswritten，trustingthattheinterestwhichattachestoaboriginalracesandlittle-visitedregionswillcarrymyreadersthroughtheminutenessandmultiplicityofitsdetails。
Theuseofkeroseneinmattedwoodenhousesisanewcauseofconflagrations。Itisnotpossibletosayhowitoriginated，butjustbeforeChristmas1879afirebrokeoutinHakodate，whichinafewhoursdestroyed20streets，2500houses，theBritishConsulate，severalpublicbuildings，thenewnativeChristianchurch，andthechurchMissionHouse，leaving11，000peoplehomeless。
IwentoverthemwiththeAinosofaremotevillageonVolcanoBay，andfoundthedifferencesinpronunciationveryslight，exceptthatthedefinitenessofthesoundwhichIhaverepresentedbyTschwasmorestronglymarked。IafterwardswentoverthemwithMr。Dening，andwithMr。VonSieboldatTokiyo，whohavemadealargercollectionofwordsthanIhave，anditissatisfactorytofindthatwehaverepresentedthewordsinthemainbythesameletters，withthesingleexceptionthatusuallythesoundrepresentedbythembytheletterschIhavegivenasTsch，andIventuretothinkthatisthemostcorrectrendering。