house of a prince of the blood
commander-in-chief; generalissimo
direct control; direct supervision
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
extremely dangerous; full of peril
(former) South Manchuria Railway
Economic Research Service
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
Kwantung Army (Japanese armed forces in Manchukuo)
secret military agency; secret service
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
intelligence operative; spy
diligence; industry; assiduity; hard work
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
worldwide financial crisis; global depression
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
military authorities; army circles
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
Manchurian Incident (1931); Mukden Incident
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence