Japan; the (Japanese) empire
Japanese person; Japanese people
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
large number (of); many; majority
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
priest soldier; warrior monk
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
succeeding; following; trailing; next
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
trial product; prototype model
finished product; finished goods; completed article
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
next generation; future generation
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
such; like that; in that way
(period of) a year; during an era
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
tacit; unspoken; implicit
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation