rolled letter paper; roll of paper
duty; obligation; responsibility
Treaty of San Francisco; Treaty of Peace with Japan (Sept. 8, 1951)
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
being under military occupation
Official Development Assistance; ODA
Official Development Assistance; ODA
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
Constitutional Nationalist Party (1910-1922); Guomindang (Chinese Nationalist Party); Kuomintang
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
mainland China; China proper
property; fortune; means; assets
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
first (of its kind) in Japan
veteran; reservist; ex-soldier
forcibly; against one's will
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
form (printing); forme; typesetting plate; original edition (of a publication)