military profession; military post
agricultural community; farm village; rural
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
War and Peace (1869 novel by Leo Tolstoy)
early Christianity; 1st and 2nd century Christianity
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
prohibition of sale; ban on sale
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
thorough; exhaustive; complete
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
7th day of the month; seven days
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
seeker after truth; one who seeks the way
both extremities; North and South Poles; positive and negative poles
consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)
root; source; origin; cause
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
financial power; financial means; wealth
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
so many (that one would want to sell some); more than enough; lots; plenty