pale; pallid; bluish-white
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
our country; our land; one's own country
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to increase; to add to; to augment
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
maritime transport; shipping
a few years ago; some years back
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to comb down; to smooth down
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
I shouldn't say this, but
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
like a decent person; human
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously