once and for all; completely; spotlessly
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
main battery; main armament
big man; large man; tall man; giant
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
how many years; how long; what year
to cultivate a better understanding
outline; summary; gist; basic points
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
one by one; one at a time; in turn
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
lump together; put all together
oof (i.e. a grunt of effort); a lot; plenty
just managing; with great difficulty
modern state; modern nation
looking or acting as if one owned the place
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent