conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
Anti-Comintern Pact (1936)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to accept; to receive; to agree
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
cabinet (of a government); ministry
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
complicated and mysterious
declaration; statement; proclamation
mass resignation (of officeholders); collective resignation
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
2nd day of the month; two days
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
declaration of war; proclamation of war
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
someone else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
global scale; worldwide scale
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
newspaper report; press reporting
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)