association; union; guild
without cause; without reason
to grow old; to weaken with age; to become senile
the other night; a few nights ago
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to blow strongly and continuously; to brag endlessly; to boast ceaselessly
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
armed forces; military; troops
stationing (troops); occupancy
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
meeting hall; assembly hall
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
(squad of) police; police force
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
Guangdong (China); Kwangtung; Guangzhou; Kwangchow; Canton (China)
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
heading; headline; index; headword
almost every day; almost daily