concession; conciliation; compromise
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
tenth day of the month; ten days
February; second month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
than; from; out of; except; but; more
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
decision; determination; resolution
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
huge rock; massive boulder
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
should; must; -able; probably; likely
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
third day of the month; three days
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
urgent report; urgent message
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
exemplar; model; example; pattern
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant