however; having said that; but
declaration of war; proclamation of war
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
war; fighting; fierce competition
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
national border; provincial border
neutral zone; demilitarized zone
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
battlefield; battleground
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
way; method; means; resource; course
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
wages; pay; rental payment
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
unable to resist; unable to suppress
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
thought; consideration; thinking