magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
team (of players, athletes); squad; (sports) delegation
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
one's possessions; ownership
(former) South Manchuria Railway
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
Manchurian Incident (1931); Mukden Incident
at that time; in those days
Kwantung Army (Japanese armed forces in Manchukuo)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
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)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
postwar period; period after Second World War
article; news story; report; account
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
bureau director; office chief
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
war; fighting; fierce competition
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
government; administration
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)