arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
John Doe; Jane Doe; person unknown
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
real intention; true motive; true meaning
several years; a few years
generation; the world; the age
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
military assistance advisory group
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
export; exportation; efferent
Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
Manchurian Incident (1931); Mukden Incident
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
isolation; being alone; being friendless
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
policy shift; policy U-turn
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
fast approach; quick intimacy
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Soviet Union (1939); German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
Japan and Germany; Japanese-German
hypothetical or imaginary enemy
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
complicated and mysterious
meaningless or stupid turn of phrase that at first glance resembles a wise saying; silly saying; nonsensical proverb
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
separation; farewell; parting
degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
sticky (situation); finding oneself trapped
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook