machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
general term; generic name
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
innumerable; countless; numberless
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
internal combustion engine
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
research and development; R&D
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to come and go; to go back and forth
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
declaration of war; proclamation of war
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
hundred days; lengthy time
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
war situation; progress of a battle
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
outbreak of war; starting a war
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
same country; same province; the (said) country
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
compelling force; legal force
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening