internal discord; domestic discord
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
general public; the masses
firm; strong; solid; stable
acknowledgement; acknowledgment
small businessman; petty trader
military personnel; soldier
government official; clerk
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
nationalism; extreme patriotism
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
chanting in a loud voice; singing in a loud voice
individualism; egoism; selfishness
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
nationalistic; ultranationalistic
study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; (arch.) provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)
history of a nation; Japanese history
quotation (to support one's argument); citation (e.g. of a precedent); invocation; claim
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
praise; glorification; extolment