(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
outbreak of war; starting a war
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
Attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941)
news; word; tidings; omen
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
stroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage
a few years ago; some years back
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
distant look; faraway look
to live; to reside; to inhabit
several people; a few people
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
inheritance; something given or received
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
moving tale; impressive tale
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to