outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
failure; mistake; blunder
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; field inspection (e.g. in architecture, building)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
right (to do something); authority; power
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
Kwantung Army (Japanese armed forces in Manchukuo)
to have secret communications (with); to conspire (with)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
essence; true nature; substance; reality
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
resentment; indignation; anger
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
being entertained by a geisha
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto); Jetavana Monastery (India) (abbr); Jetavana-vihara; Yasaka Shrine (Kyoto) (abbr); Gion Festival (abbr); Gion
large stone; boulder; dragon; long group of connected stones spanning a wide area
the wisdom of the ancients
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
world; society; people; the public
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
bragging; showing off; pride
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
sake offered to someone; treat of sake
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)