something that cannot be done no matter how hard one tries (and is slightly frustrating because of this); (lit.) eye drops from the second floor
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
Constitutional Nationalist Party (1910-1922); Guomindang (Chinese Nationalist Party); Kuomintang
left-hand radical of a character
pro-Japanese group; Japanophiles
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
railroad network; railroad system
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
work; business; company; study
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
obstinate; stubborn; hard-headed; being incapable of making sound judgments because of a narrow, inflexible and obstinate mentality
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
observer; spectator (e.g. in court); (member of the) public; visitor; audience; gallery
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
planned; scheduled; systematic
arrest; apprehension; capture
to go out and away; to leave
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
dominion; territory; possession
development; exploitation
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
support; backing; aid; assistance
Zhejiang financial clique; Sekko Zaibatsu; clique from Zhejiang and Jiangsu, influential in Shanghai finance from late 1920s through 1930s
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick