suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
quinquennial; recurring every five years
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
armaments; military preparations
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
modernization; modernisation
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
sense of values; values; value system
mechanization; mechanisation
European countries; European nations
general idea; concept; notion
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
adoration; admiration; devotion
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
future years; in (one's) later years
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
headquarters; head office; main office
Battle of Khalkhin Gol (1939); Nomonhan Incident
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
military authorities; army circles
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade