work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
in the same way as; just like
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
party-internal; within the party
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to set up shop; to open a store
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
Marco Polo Bridge (China)
military of the Empire of Japan
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)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
end of the year or season; year end
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
prohibition; inhibition; ban