important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to be charged with a mission
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts
eastern part; the east (of a region)
latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
(Russian) maritime provinces
interest; rights; concession
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
implicit agreement; tacit understanding
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
secrecy; highly classified information
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
long talk; long-winded speech
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)