protuberant; paunchy; idly
(soldier's) cooking utensils; mess kit; outdoor (camping) cooking utensils
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
America and Britain; American-British
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
military officer; naval officer
large-scale maneuvers; large-scale manoeuvres; war games
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
true state; actual condition; reality
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-5)
supplies; stock; stored goods
mechanism; organization; organisation
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
food for soldiers and noncommissioned officers
civilized nation; civilised nation
armed forces; military; troops
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
wings of the nose (i.e. nostril)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to shove in; to push in; to force in
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
Yellow Peril (argument); theory that East Asians are a danger to the Western world