colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
the United Kingdom and the United States; Britain and America; Anglo-American
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
various countries; various regions; various provinces
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
resolute; determined; bold
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
number of persons; personnel
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
quinquennial; recurring every five years
armaments; military preparations
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
modernization; modernisation
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
European countries; European nations
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
adoration; admiration; devotion
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
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
Battle of Khalkhin Gol (1939); Nomonhan Incident
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
military authorities; army circles
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending