chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); Indian sandalwood (Santalum album)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
nowadays; in this day and age
level; even; flat; uneventful; peaceful; monotonous
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
particularly; only; in the case of
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
because of; owing to; due to
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
form; method; system; formula
time for battle; military secrets; strategy
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
just because; even if; even though
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy