check of someone's ability; test of someone's ability
favorable chance; favourable chance
sensitivity to the times; sense of the times
towards Russia (relations, policy, etc.)
(a) branch (of flowers); (a) cluster; (a) mass (of clouds)
Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1902-1923)
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
ancestor who rejuvenated a dynasty or a family
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
Japan and Russia; Russo-Japanese
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon
military science; strategy; tactics
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
band of robbers; gang of thieves
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap
movie projector; film projector; cine projector
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
undivided attention; concentration
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
stable boy; stable hand; groom
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)