duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
loveable; very likeable; like very much
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to be smeared; to be covered
riskiness; (level of) danger
older sister; elder sister
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
determination; resolution
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
choices; alternatives; options
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
information; news; report; reward; retribution
dominion; territory; possession
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)