war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
wretched is the lot of a government official; it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
receive only; RO; incoming calls only (telephone)
(former) Eastern Bloc countries
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
number of persons; numerical strength; head count
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
high-definition; high-resolution
On the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin, 1859); origin of species
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
striving for effect; heroics; dramatics; showmanship; staginess; (exaggerated) theatricality
skilfully; skillfully; successfully; smoothly; deliciously
jack-o'-lantern; jack o'lantern
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
poisonous substance; toxic substance
spy; special agent; covert operative
one's star; one's fortune or destiny
cheap literature; writing for amusement; light literature popular in the late Edo period
isolation room; quarantine room; isolation ward
climate and natural features (of a region)
person of refined tastes; sophisticated person; man of the world; understanding person; man about town
to tower above; to stand out
drug administration; giving of a drug; medication
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
young CEO; young company president