well then ...; in that situation; in which case
day and night; around the clock
living room (Western style); sitting room
to attack; to assault; to assail
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
industrialization; industrialisation; establishing a production system; putting something into production
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
outside the country; abroad
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
one day; (on) a certain day
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
considerably; greatly; a lot
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant