Kwantung Army (Japanese armed forces in Manchukuo)
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
(former) imperial university
mental illness; psychosis
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
resolute; determined; bold
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
noble; lofty; high-minded
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee