change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
negligent; careless; (arch.) easygoing; (arch.) relaxed
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
is something that; is that which
the three Han nations (of ancient Korea)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
clearly; brightly; cleanly; purely
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
absorption; suction; attraction
to accept; to receive; to agree
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
pre-existing; already there; conventional
harm; injury; evil (influence)
surrounding seas; surrounded by the sea
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
guess; speculation; supposition
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive