reconstruction; rebuilding
at first; initially; in the beginning
Anti-Submarine ROCket; ASROC
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
printing (e.g. photos); glazing; enamelling; baking
type of illegal loan charging 10% interest every 10 days; dealt hand consisting of 1-point cards and one single 10-point card
antique art dealer; antique dealer; antiquary
to be faced with the choice between two alternatives; to be presented with two difficult choices
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
senior executive staff; upper management
katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)
to be captivated (visually)
dictatorship; despotic government
to be extremely dangerous
colonization; colonisation
translator (device, program); translation machine
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)
without reservation; freely; frankly
to betray one's country (to an enemy)
to kick (at someone, something)
tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir; cesspool
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
effective control (over territory); working control
to have confidence in one's own abilities
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
cardio-pulmonary function
original home; birthplace; originator