to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
right wing; right wing (of a bird or aircraft); right wing (of an army, building, etc.); right flank; right field; right fielder; right wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.)
left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder
revere the Emperor, expel the (Western) barbarians
supporting the Tokugawa shogunate (at the end of the Edo period)
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
long squared wooden poles used as weapons by student protesters
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
signboard with gold or gilt lettering; slogan; motto; main feature; star
bill; handbill; flyer; flier; leaflet; poster
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
drinking bout; merrymaking
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
faculty of letters; college of letters; school of humanities
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
wearing wooden clogs; floatplane
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
the people; citizens; the populace
Cuban Revolution (1953-1959)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
patriotic feelings; patriotism
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
ordinary soldier; mere soldier