Even at the end of the nineteenth century, sailors in the British Navy were not permitted to use knives and forks because using them was considered a sign of weakness.
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世紀末， せいきまつ
1. end of a century (esp. 19th), fin-de-siècle
2. end of the world (esp. in fiction), apocalypse
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
3. indicates an area traversed
4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
6. indicates object of d...
1. to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use
2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate
3. to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume
4. to use (language), to speak
1. to permit, to allow, to approve, to consent to
2. to forgive, to pardon, to excuse, to tolerate
3. to exempt (someone) from, to remit, to release, to let off
4. to acknowledge, to admit
5. to trust, to confide in, to let one's guard down
6. to giv...
1. thing, matter
2. incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis
3. circumstances, situation, state of affairs
4. work, business, affair
5. after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not ...
1. indicates the subject of a sentence
2. indicates possession
3. but, however, (and) yet, though, although, while
4. and
5. used after an introductory remark or explanation
6. regardless of ..., whether ... (or not), no matter ...
7. indicates a des...
