both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
Hundred Years War (1337-1453)
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
oracle; revelation; divine message
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
patriotic feelings; patriotism
antiforeignism; exclusionism; exclusivism; chauvinism
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to go underground; to go into hiding
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
Lorraine (France); Roleine
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
(exercising) the right to command
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
TWAIN (software protocol and API)
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
local color; local colour
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy