to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
adjournment; suspension of a meeting; recess of legislature
other parties; other forces
party secessionist; defector from a party
parliamentary motion of non-confidence against the cabinet
Constitutional Democratic Party (1927-1940)
national sport (e.g. sumo)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)
to surround; to crowd around
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
divine aid; divine grace; providential help
main theater of war; principal battlefield
godsend; gift from providence
being under military occupation
husband and wife; married couple
Triple Entente (Great Britain, France, and Russia)
unprecedented in history; unheard-of; epoch-making
Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
Nanjing; Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
great war; great battle; world war
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
calamity; disturbance; disorder; turmoil
national fortunes; destiny of a country
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch