In chemistry class, I learned about alkanes.

Alkenes play a very important role in organic chemistry.

He ended up spoiling the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar because he didn't pay back a small debt.

The Empire of Japan, written as 大日本帝國 in Kyūjitai, was a nation that existed from 1868 to 1945.

The Imperial Japanese Army was a Japanese military force that existed from the Meiji era to the Showa era.

The Imperial Japanese Navy was once the navy of Japan.

The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere is a concept proposed by Japan during World War II.

Mahayana Buddhism is a sect of Buddhism that emphasizes compassion and universal salvation.

I was moved by the strength and compassion of the statue of Daitoku Myoo.

This ancient proverb, 'know the other side and yourself, and you will not be in danger in a hundred battles', teaches us the importance of understanding ourselves and others.