short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
national traits; national characteristic; character of the inhabitants of a nation
generation; lifetime; age
major war; great war; world war
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for; (lit.) hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestments
trust; confidence; credence
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
medical treatment; medical care
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
papermaking; paper manufacture
everlasting; inexhaustible
incompetence; inability; disability; incapacity
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
system; institution; organization; organisation
application (of ointment, etc.); coating
thickly; stickily; viscously
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
moisture; humidity; dampness
out of season; unseasonal
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
biased view (biassed); prejudice; one-sided view
one's husband; one's wife
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
stockpiled materials; stockpiled supplies
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)