large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
one by one; one after another; successively
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
under control (e.g. of territory)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
mobilization; mobilisation
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to claim victims; to cause casualties
Great Patriotic War (Russian name for the war along the eastern front during World War II)
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
first generation; founder
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression