picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
union; joining; conjugation
height (of body); stature
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
secretary (government); director; chief
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
restoration of imperial rule; (in English history) the Restoration
open; public; official; overt
flippant; frivolous; thoughtless; careless
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
military or naval register; muster roll
narration; description of things and facts
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
French cruiser Marseillaise (1935)
will not do; do not; does not
pretension; conceit; hubris