handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
relocation of a shrine; transfer of an object of worship
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
intenseness; violence; severity; vehemence; keenness
maximization; maximisation
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
strong nation; powerful country
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
supplementary classes or lectures
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
cold-weather damage (to crops)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
water damage; flood disaster
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
nightlife districts; drinking districts
outdoor unit (esp. air conditioner condenser)
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
internal organ; viscera; gut