the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to put a lot of effort (into); to take a strong interest (in); to put great emphasis (on); to show zeal (for)
different thing; another question; different case
Japan and Russia; Russo-Japanese
situation; state of things; current affairs
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
outbreak of war; starting a war
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
spirit; heart; disposition
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
return; restoration; refund; (duty) drawback
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)