together with; same; both; all; including ...
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
direct connection; direct link
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
split; division; break up
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
globalization; globalisation
international cooperation; international harmony
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
battle royal; battle royale (genre)
indigestion; dyspepsia; inability to understand; lacking comprehension; half-baked knowledge
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
now that you say that; now that you mention it
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
drop in status; reduction in status
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
to keep a watchful eye on
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
(appropriate for) one's age
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
right place; right position; right post
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit