suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
mixed race; mixed parentage
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
be (that) as it may; having said that
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to make something bright; to shine; to polish
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to look away; to turn away
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
ability to get things done
yellow race; Mongoloid race
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
major war; great war; world war
economic warfare; economic war
war; fighting; fierce competition
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to play a leading role; to play a central part
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
calm; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity; appeasement; pacification