to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
Treaty of Tianjin (1858, 1871, 1885)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
agreement; stipulation; contract
observation; watching (developments); looking out (into the distance)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
possession; dependency; territory; dominion
for many years; anciently
foreign; abroad; overseas
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
Minister for Foreign Affairs
uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
living together; mixed residence; sharing living quarters; multi-tenant; community
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
pending question; unresolved problem
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
thus; in this way; like this
(coming together) as one; with one accord; unanimously
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to