modernization; modernisation
modernization; modernisation
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
ultimate; final; last; eventual
tracing back; retroactivity
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
(an) authority; (a) source; (written) reference
the Kojiki and Nihon-shoki
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
appearance; expression; manifestation
overwhelming; conquering; dominating; sweeping (the world); swaying
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
standardization; standardisation
standardization; standardisation
efficiency; moment (i.e. magnetic moment)
promoting; increase; advance
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
Japan and China (esp. before WWII)
arrangement; pact; agreement
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
constitutional government
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to some extent; to a certain extent
government; administration
interference; intervention; meddling
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
remarkable; striking; obvious
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
enhancement (e.g. of national prestige); raising; heightening; promotion
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide