(gymnastical) giant swing; all-out effort; frenzied activity
all over Japan; throughout Japan
working kilometre (unit used for calculating rail fares); operating kilometer
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
power map; power structure; power relationships
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
reigning; controlling; dictating
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
particularly; only; in the case of
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
France; French (language)
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
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
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
sharing; share (on social media); market share
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
industrialized nation; industrialised nation
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
foreign; abroad; overseas
to make a list; to enumerate