to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to take over; to hand over
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
Constantinus (Constantine)
Edict of Milan; 313 CE edict that proclaimed religious tolerance in the Roman Empire
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
oppression; suppression; pressure
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
already; now; no longer; not any more
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
maintenance; preservation; improvement
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to distribute; to hand out
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out