our country; our land; one's own country
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
surely (not); certainly (not)
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to get angry; to lose one's temper
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
great cause; moral law; justice
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
that's the way it is; such is life
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
one's own property; possessions
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)