foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
state of the war; war situation
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
scattered animal feed; ground bait
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
quenching; hardening; tempering
discount coupon or ticket
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to shake; to waver; to tremble
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error