quinquennial; recurring every five years
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
indirection; indirectness
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
plant and equipment; production equipment; productive capacity
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
water damage; flood disaster
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
rise (in price or value); appreciation; advance
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
(United States of) America; USA
to sell off; to sell completely
solidarity; joint; collective
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
to compel; to force; to oblige
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
real thing; original; actual
agricultural, mountain and fishing villages; rural districts
now; the present time; the present era
financial difficulty; distress
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
instability; insecurity; crankiness
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration