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honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity

4

to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

1

founding of a nation

22

Tungus (Tungusic-speaking people, esp. the Evenki)

2

Mohe (one of the Tungusic-speaking tribes)

1

Yelu Abaoji (first emperor of the Liao Dynasty, 872-926); Emperor Taizu of Liao

1

Khitan people; Khitai; Kitan; Kidan

3

Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire

6

sum total; total amount

5

antagonism

2

pro-Japanese

2

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

8

end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle

13

a period (of time)

3

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

15

vassal state; vassal nation; dependency

2

(air or sea) route; course; line; run

13

making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)

2

Island; insula; island; islet

25

Amami Islands

2

Gotou Archipelago

2

eastern coast; east bank

1

along; parallel to; in accordance with

3

cruise; navigation; sailing

4

safety; security

1

tension; mental strain; nervousness

4

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

35

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

10

political

10

An Lushan Rebellion (in China; 755-763 CE); An-Shi Rebellion

2

information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

10

cooperation; coordination; link

7

planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up

3

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

2

trade (foreign)

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

38

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

18

tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

3

medicinal use

1

carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

2

honey

1

silk thread

1

lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork

6

to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

2

arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship

19

the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives

17

Chinese poem; Chinese poetry

8

versification; verse making

1

poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

12

cultural

5