influence; clout; leverage
diplomatic; diplomatically
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
how long; how far; how much
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
young girl; lass; adolescent female
first meeting; first interview with
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to look away; to turn away
shady online money-making
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
near; close; beside; third person
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
way of speaking; intimation
decorum; propriety; politeness
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to look down on; to condescend
persecution complex; paranoia
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
something like ...; something called ...
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small