tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
express; special delivery
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
incineration; destroy by fire
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
but; however; even though; even if
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
to compete with each other
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
devoted; self-sacrificing
cooperation; collaboration
taking into consideration; making allowances
duty; function; office; mission; task
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
firm promise; definite promise
Japan and China (esp. before WWII)
number of persons; personnel
to make use of; to lend money
personal; individual; private
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to order; to command; to appoint
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for