advantage; benefit; profit; interest
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
one large ...; a great ...
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to do someone in; to bump someone off
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
middle of the night; dead of night
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
(wind or human-powered) warship
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
Imjin War (1592-1597); Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
horn (musical instrument)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
unconditionally; as a rule
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
war; fighting; fierce competition