yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
situation; state of things; current affairs
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
outside the country; abroad
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
various countries; various regions; various provinces
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
peril; danger; hazard; distress
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
around the world; throughout the world
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
beginning; outset; first; onset
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
safety; welfare; well-being
one day; (on) a certain day
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile