optimism; taking an optimistic view
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
congratulation; celebration
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
tea incrustation; tea stains (on teeth, cups, etc.)
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
like; similar to; same as
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to hoist the national flag
at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
pass (e.g. backstage pass)
delivery; issuance; handing over; granting
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
trio; gang of three; threesome
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
plateau; tableland; eminence