xenophobia; exclusion (of foreigners)
spare the rod and spoil the child; (lit.) if you love your children, send them out into the world
Very sincerely yours; (arch.) different
scholar beholden to the government; self-serving academic; scholar who toadies up to government authorities
this will just be a short note; I'm writing to tell you
a month or older; back numbers of a monthly
Shōwa restoration (call for Imperial restoration by militarists in the 1930s)
Manchuria and Inner Mongolia
weight of an (unloaded) vehicle; dead load; tare; one's own weight
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
enemy movements; enemy's position
murder victim; body of a murder victim
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
specially equipped; customized; customised
bifurcation; branch; branched; rami-
life-and-death matter; an emergency or crisis where survival is threatened
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
the four social classes (samurai, farmers, artisans, merchants); the masses
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
deadly disease; fatal disease; final illness
shipping industry; marine transport
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; (lit.) Great European War
(issuing) order requiring somebody to report personally (to a police station); subpoena