to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign
putting into operation; invocation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
dozens; scores of; decades
(period of) a year; during an era
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
war; battle; match; game; competition
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
armchair theory; impracticable theory
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
historic; historical; traditional