proud; triumphant; boastful; self-satisfied
permanent member of the UN Security Council
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
diplomatic card; diplomatic weapon; bargaining chip; diplomatic leverage
practical problem; practical matter
to compare (e.g. notes); to exchange (e.g. views, opinions)
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
moneymaking; earning money
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
money comes and goes; money goes around and around
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
tobacco pouch; tobacco container
taste; liking; preference
Manchuria; Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
Kwantung Army (Japanese armed forces in Manchukuo)
military doctor; army surgeon
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
communicable disease control (e.g. by quarantine, disinfection, etc.); prevention of epidemics
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
beginning (of a century, etc.)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
beriberi; severe thiamine deficiency
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
commissioned officer; military officer
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
territory; domain; dominion; possession