to glare at each other; to confront each other
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
state sovereignty; national sovereignty
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
outside of; not covered by
colonization; colonisation
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
word game; wordplay; playing with words
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to do for (the sake of someone else)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
still; as yet; as it has been
headache inducing; vexing
opinion; intention; thought
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
chief vassal; senior statesman
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there