Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
coastal waters; adjacent seas
true seal (animal); earless seal
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof
society; public; community; social studies
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
absorption; suction; attraction
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
strength; power; proficiency; ability
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
dropout; quitter; deserter
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
world domination; global domination
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-