cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
other; another; over; more than; I; me
on bad terms; at loggerheads
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
such ... as; or some such
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
opinion in writing; written opinion; argument
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
long; drawn-out; very long
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
under control (e.g. of territory)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
strong nation; powerful country
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
bad influence; negative influence
on the sea; surface of the sea
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy