industrialized nation; industrialised nation
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
crops; agricultural produce
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
two (long cylindrical things)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
advanced level; high grade; senior
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
members; member; constituent
superiority; predominance
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
mobilization; mobilisation
100,000; hundred thousand
scale; scope; plan; structure
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to increase; to add to; to augment
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
useful thing; usable article
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
leader of a delegation (body, party)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate