this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to say; to tell; to state; to do
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
leader; authority; mainstay
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
our country; our land; one's own country
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
galactic empire (in science fiction)
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
military affairs; military service
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
(social) position; status
the recovery of lost territory; recovering (regaining) lost ground (one's former position); fence-mending
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
cooperation; collaboration
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
while; during; while; although; all; both