sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained
time for battle; military secrets; strategy
deviation; departure; omission
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
Republic of China (Taiwan); ROC
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
ōshinbun; type of Meiji-era newspaper characterized by its use of political commentary written in literary language; major newspaper
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
various places; several sources
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
association of reservists
Sovietize; Sovietise; turning red; become communistic
dismissal (from a position); discharge
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
in the end; on top of that
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
resolution; vote; decision
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
expressing one's mind; speaking out