to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
war clouds; threat of war
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
condition; situation; prospects
Minister for Foreign Affairs
notice; notification; memorandum; circular
to thrust before; to thrust at
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
death penalty; capital punishment
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
24 hours; twenty-four hours
within; inside of; less than
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to face; to go towards; to head towards
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
breakup of diplomatic relations; diplomatic break
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
second day of the month; two days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
edict; ordinance; proclamation
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring