growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
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)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
Japanese company (business, firm)
failure; mistake; blunder
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
same family (race, tribe)
family; relatives; dependents; household
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to concern; to be related
to be too numerous; to be too much
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
victim; injured party; sufferer
Japanese person; Japanese people
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
postwar period; period after Second World War
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to apologize; to apologise
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
self-torturing; masochistic
adds force or indicates command
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to lead someone around by the nose
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)