war responsibility (esp. in relation to Japan's role in WWII)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
lessening; diminishing; reducing
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
duty; function; office; mission; task
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
accomplishment; execution
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
article; news story; report; account
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
very recently; in the very recent past
isolation; being alone; being friendless
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
mental; spiritual; emotional
divine right (e.g. of kings)
centralization of power; centralisation of power
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
episode; anecdote; vignette
one's way back; one's way home
wise man; philosopher; sage
educational system; school system