union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
area; region; district; locality
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
export; exportation; efferent
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
(the degree of) self-sufficiency (e.g. in oil)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
import; importation; introduction; afferent
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
people; citizens; subjects; folk
requisition; commandeering; conscription
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
main cause; primary factor
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
even more; still more; further
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to tumble down; to roll down
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing