to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
toast; congratulatory cup
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
raw materials; ingredients
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
to put someone to work; to make someone work
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
yeast mash; yeast starter
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
cultivation; nurture; culture
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
main fermenting mash (in production of sake or soy sauce); unrefined sake or soy sauce; unrefined (sake, soy sauce, etc.); rough
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
smell and taste; flavour; flavor
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on