that year; same year; same age
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
geothermal electric power generation
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
(enter into, be in) a state of war
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
armed forces; military; troops
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to breathe out; to exhale
world peace; peace of the world
perfect; complete; flawless
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
military force; military strength
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
early (days); initial stage; initial
difficult to ...; hard to ...
middle period; medium-term
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality