rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to satisfy the requirements
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
(it) is fine; nice; good; all right
common language; lingua franca
long (time); protracted; prolonged
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
looks; features; (personal) appearance
federation; federal state; United States of America
President (of China; title used 1912-1924)
'ra'-removed; the practice of dropping the 'ra' in potential forms like 'taberareru'
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
countries; (various) nations
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
that country; (arch.) nirvana
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
to die; to ascend to heaven
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880 novel by Lew Wallace, several films)
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
leader (of an alliance); leading power
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
cane; walking stick; staff; wand