germination; sprouting; budding
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
nation at war; militant nation
Japan and Russia; Russo-Japanese
war; campaign; battle; (arch.) unpaid work (ritsuryō system); (arch.) forced labor
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
plaintive strains; mournful tone; sad melody
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
military man; warrior; soldier
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
modernization; modernisation
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
town; city; municipal; urban
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
participation; joining; entry
requisition; commandeering; conscription
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)