invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
putting life into; animating; cheering up
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
accurate; correct; precise; exact
due form; official; formality
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
pointing out; identification
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
failure; mistake; blunder
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
around the world; throughout the world
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
military of the Empire of Japan
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
native people; aboriginal; indigenous people
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
at that time; in those days
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)