lesson; precept; teachings; moral
focusing on; paying attention to; observation; perception; taking notice of
grasp; catch; understanding
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
rear guard; second reserve
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
political situation; political affairs
Department of the Army; Ministry of the Army (Japan; 1872-1945)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
tide; current; tendency; trend
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
intellectual class; educated class; intelligentsia
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
namul (Korean dishes consisting of seasoned vegetables)
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
mobilization; mobilisation
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
every year; yearly; annually
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
how; in what way; how about; questionable
Moroccan Crisis (1905, 1911)