rising cloud of (yellowish) dust
little by little (recovering after an illness); slowly but surely
anti-Japanese resistance movement (in pre-WWII China); anti-Japanese campaign
association of people from the same prefecture
Spanish-American War (1898)
Tanaka Shouzou (1841-1913)
(wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth
to make light of; to hold lightly; to overwhelm (e.g. opponent)
digestive capacity; digestive power; digestive strength
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
newspaper-seller; newsboy; newspaper vendor
self-study; self-teaching
Liaodong Peninsula (China)
(a) branch (of flowers); (a) cluster; (a) mass (of clouds)
of great prominence or dignity
mass-market newspaper; tabloid newspaper
Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1902-1923)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
loess; yellow ochre; yellow ocher; (arch.) Hades; (arch.) hell
brave fight; desperate fight
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
torpedo; (sea) mine; underwater mine
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
impossible; unthinkable; unimaginable
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
expected to arrive (occur) in the near future