to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
temple; monk's quarters; monk
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
comparatively; relatively
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to take; to catch; to capture
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
expression; presentation; representation; notation
declaration of war; proclamation of war
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
aggression; invasion; raid
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
birth; creation; formation
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
on the occasion of; at the time of
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
along the river; riverside
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
public and private; official and personal; government and people
distinction; differentiation; classification
personal grudge; personal enmity
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding