duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
small number; few; minority
to chase; to run after; to pursue
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
theater of war (theatre); sector
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
public holiday; celebration (of)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
direct descent; direct line
national defence; national defense
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
self-defense; self-defence
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang); provincial office (under the ritsuryo system); provincial capital
prison camp; concentration camp; prisoner of war camp; POW camp
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to hide; to keep to oneself
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting