place; situation; position; location
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
counter for generations; epoch
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
system; institution; organization; organisation
military authorities; army circles
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
each; (arch.) you (plural)
military force; military strength
retention; maintenance; preservation
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
democratization; democratisation
sovereign; ruler; head of state
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
country; territory; domain; realm
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928); Pact of Paris
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
calming down; quieting down
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
dominion; territory; possession
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
town; city; municipal; urban
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
transcontinental railroad
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
central part; heart (of a city)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
ceremony; etiquette; courtesy; (Catholic) liturgy
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving