connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
armory; armoury; ordnance department
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
dispute; argument; contention
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
recorded in history; historical
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
financial power; financial means; wealth
decline; fall; decay; withering
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
(national) isolationism; isolation policy
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
our country; our land; one's own country
to cultivate a better understanding
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal