contest; competition; struggle; scramble
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
accomplishment; execution
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
Japan and Germany; Japanese-German
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1902-1923)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
cooperation; collaboration
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
to flare up; to burst into flames
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
friction; discord; strife
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
clear; precise; definite; distinct