Japan; the (Japanese) empire
both; both sides; both parties
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
stealthily; secretly; in secret
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
land route; overland route; by land; overland
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
identification papers; ID
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
poke (Hawaiian raw-fish salad)
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
password; watchword; motto; slogan
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
mountain range; mountain belt
undeveloped (area); unexplored (field of study); wild (areas); untapped area
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
armed forces; military; troops
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to