fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
everywhere; at every turn
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
barque (three-masted sailing ship); bark; barc; bark (of a tree, etc.)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
Britain and France; Anglo-French
practical reason or ethics
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
construction; establishment
exclusive; antiforeign; xenophobic
(national) isolationism; isolation policy
nationalism; extreme patriotism
Germanic (people, language, culture, etc.)
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
the wisdom of the ancients
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
international politics; world politics
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
field gun; field artillery
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)