union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
territory; domain; dominion; possession
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
mobilization; mobilisation
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; (lit.) the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
snake; serpent; large snake
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
person concerned; interested party; related party
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention