to praise; to extol; to applaud
ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
primitive community; primitive (communist) society
barquentine; barkentine; schooner barque
benefitting the enemy; benefiting the enemy
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
after a heated discussion
weather balloon; sounding balloon; observation balloon; espionage balloon; trial balloon
legislature; legislative body
leading force; driving force; leader
to start slowly; to lag behind
counting on the abacus; cost-benefit calculation; profit calculation
body of Christ (Eucharist)
disparity in technology; technological gap; technology gap
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
for better or worse; for good or for evil
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
hard fighting; close contest
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to cut (into two or more pieces)
reconciliation of interests; settlement of interests
system of guilt by association (especially that of Japanese election law, which stipulates that an elected official may lose his position if someone in his campaign commits a crime)
(practice of) self-injury; (habit of) self-harm
collection of short Heian period tales in the form of poems
to interlace; to interweave
in accordance with the situation
to close up; to block up; to fill; to cover
to be able to handle strain (overexertion, inconvenience, etc.)