from one end to another;  thoroughly;  completely;  utterly
 to stick through;  to force through;  to spread throughout;  to thoroughly diffuse;  to make a path between two points;  to proceed in a logical manner;  to let pass
 urgent;  requiring quick (response)
 only;  just;  merely;  as much as;  to the extent of;  enough to
 shipyard;  dock yard;  shipbuilding yard
 factory;  plant;  mill;  workshop
 every conceivable;  every single;  every possible;  all kinds of
 to hurry;  to rush;  to hasten;  to make something happen sooner
 to make;  to produce;  to prepare (food);  to brew (alcohol);  to raise;  to grow;  to till
 and;  and then;  thus;  and now;  and finally
 armaments;  military preparations
 magnification;  enlargement;  expansion;  amplification
 reinforcement;  augmentation;  strengthening;  increase;  buildup
 to plan;  to attempt;  to plot;  to conspire;  to aim for;  to strive for
 major powers of the world;  great powers
 to line up;  to stand in a line;  to rival;  to match;  to equal
 to build up one's strength;  to get stronger;  to give (someone) strength;  to cheer (someone) up;  to encourage (someone)
 so;  therefore;  for that reason;  if so;  if that is the case;  in that case
 opposite side;  other side;  over there;  that way;  the other party;  the other person
 envoy;  ambassador;  delegate;  emissary;  mission
 to send (a thing);  to dispatch;  to take or escort (a person somewhere);  to see off (a person);  to bid farewell (to the departed);  to bury;  to spend (time)
 to have been decided (so) that;  to have been arranged (so) that;  to be the result (of);  to be the outcome;  to be the reason (for)
 one;  1;  best;  first;  foremost;  beginning;  start
 possession;  ownership;  Tibet;  Tibetan people
 bang;  bam;  noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō);  noon gun;  last round in a game of 12 rounds;  precisely
 to enter into diplomatic relations
 China under the Qing dynasty;  Qing China;  Qing dynasty
 to join hands;  to join forces;  to work in cooperation;  to link up;  to partner with
 regarding;  in;  to;  towards;  with regards to
 a little over;  a little more than;  powerhouse;  one of the biggest;  upper (seismic intensity)
 wall;  partition;  barrier;  obstacle;  Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
 doing;  in such a state;  doing together;  doing to each other;  familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
 to be able (in a position) to do;  to be up to the task;  to be ready;  to be completed;  to be made;  to be built;  to be good at
 serving concurrently as;  holding the additional post of;  additional post
 negotiations;  discussions;  connection
 to disagree;  to dispute;  to fight (over)
 to stagnate;  to be delayed;  to be left undone;  to be overdue (of a payment);  to fall into arrears;  to be outstanding
 in one go;  in one gulp;  in one breath;  immediately;  instantly;  right away
 both countries;  Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
 to gulp down;  to swallow deeply;  to understand;  to take in;  to engulf;  to swallow up
 intently;  single-mindedly;  devotedly;  solely;  earnestly;  with all one's heart
 powerful army;  strengthening of the military
 to endeavor (endeavour);  to try;  to strive;  to make an effort;  to exert oneself;  to be diligent
 good;  advantage;  sake;  purpose;  consequence;  result