both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
talk; conversation; dialogue
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
crushing; breaking by applying pressure
emergency ascent (submarine); emergency surfacing
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
stopgap measure; quick-fix solution
accident at sea; maritime accident
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
with a friendly grin; smilingly
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
moment; brief space of time
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
draft papers; call-up notice; red paper
provision of expenses; scholarship
dirt cheap; very cheap; worthless; lot (in a sale)
to use and then throw away
general meeting of stockholders
rebate; commission; kickback
of course; certainly; naturally
cost-cutting; cost reduction
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
capable of anything; liable to do
military-industrial complex
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1