each country; every country; various countries; all countries
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
boat for transporting mud; boat made from mud (in folktales); (fig.) sinking ship
16th day of the month; 16 days
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
as one had hoped; as one wishes
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
outrageous lie; outright lie
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
triumphant return; returning in triumph
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
business; errand; nature of one's business
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
moderate faction; moderates
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
confections; sweets; candy; cake
late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
just because; even if; even though
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
eagle (Accipitridae family)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)