partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
Japanese company (business, firm)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
how many years; how long; what year
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
turning point; transition phase
superiority; predominance
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
testimonial; certificate of commendation
bedroom; bills receivable; breeder reactor
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
convenience; user-friendliness
counter for generations; epoch
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to follow another's example
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
international political economy
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
the same; the said; likewise
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
(United States of) America; USA; US
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
personification; impersonation; embodiment
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords