arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
harnessing (a horse to a cart, esp. for a race)
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to hold fast; to protect to the end
step; stride; counter for steps
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
rapid-fire gun or cannon; talking rapidly; barrage of words or questions
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
but; however; provided that
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
suggestion; hint; implication
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
example; illustration; precedent
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
huge rock; massive boulder
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
small grain; small stature or ability
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
armchair theory; impracticable theory
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes