political measures; policy
military service; conscription
Japan and Russia; Russo-Japanese
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
modernization; modernisation
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
and then; and so; and; so then
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
dry riverbed; river beach
deadly serious; deadly earnest
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
historic; historical; traditional
authenticity; credibility
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
divorce; dissolution of adoption
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
social; societal; societary
coverage of an exam; what an exam covers
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
battlefield; battleground
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence