major powers of the world;  great powers
 archipelago;  chain of islands
 to line up with;  to be a member of;  to rank with;  to attend;  to take part in
 colonnade;  row of columns
 canonization;  establishment of sainthood
 regular train;  local train;  train that stops at every station
 up-train;  train heading toward the starting point of its route
 special train;  extra train
 down-train;  train heading toward the ending point of its route
 island arc;  crescent-shaped archipelago
 very fast train;  bullet train
 heritage railway train (typically running on a scenic tramway previously used for logging or mining);  sightseeing train
 Imperial train;  royal train
 through train;  direct train
 chain of volcanic islands;  Volcano Islands (Japan)
 kanji "fire" radical at bottom (radical 86)
 A Plan for Remodeling the Japanese Archipelago (1972 LDP policy proposal)
 Réaumur temperature scale;  degrees Réaumur
 Réaumur temperature scale;  degrees Réaumur
 planting in a row (trees, flowers, etc.)
 enumerative classification system
 automatic train stop;  ATS
 automatic train control;  ATC
 train telephone;  railway radiotelephone
 vactrain;  vacuum tube train
 "multilayer" train;  single train formed by joining one or more trains having a different origin or destination
 United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands (1945-1950)
 United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (1950-1972);  USCAR
 island arc (like the Aleutian Islands)