union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
major powers of the world; great powers
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
weapon; arms; (lit.) shield and spear; fighting; war
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
without cause; without reason
each house; every house; many houses
main force; chief object; mainline
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
defense; defence; protection
international border dispute
complete victory; total victory
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
military campaign; battle; war
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
appearance; expression; manifestation
natural span of life; 250 years old
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
event; phenomenon; matter
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
newly appointed; inaugural
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
one's own handwriting; autograph
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
existence; possession; having; limited company