gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
main theater of war; principal battlefield
complete stranger; total stranger
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
munitions; military stores
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
industrial company; business firm
factory; plant; mill; workshop
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to finish reading; to read through
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
to brush off; to shake off
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
to forget to say; to forget to mention