going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
public debt; public bond; government securities
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
annual average; annual mean
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
100,000,000; one hundred million
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
but; however; provided that
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
France and Germany; Franco-German
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
railroad; railway; rail transport
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
dating back from now; ago
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
security guard; doorkeeper