demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
every year; yearly; annually
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
simplicity; honesty; naivete
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
use; utilization; utilisation; application
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
strong interaction; strong force
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
strange; rare; novel; curious
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
snell (fishing); leader; trace; cast
steamship; steamboat; steamer
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs