end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
utmost limits; extremity; limit
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
Joseon Dynasty (of Korea; 1392-1910); Yi Dynasty
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
righteousness; justice; right
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
armed forces; military; troops
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
influenced (by); under an influence
Treaty of Tianjin (1858, 1871, 1885)
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
more harm than good; harmful and of no use
possession; retention; maintenance
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
cooperation; collaboration