to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
special attack unit; kamikaze unit; suicide squad
motherland; fatherland; native country
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
praise; glorification; extolment
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
major powers of the world; great powers
to rank with; to rank among
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
Imperial Rescript on Education (1890)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
national sport (e.g. sumo)
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
metropolitan tramway; tram operated by the metropolitan government (esp. Tokyo)
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
sovereignty of the people
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
Yellow Peril (argument); theory that East Asians are a danger to the Western world
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
accomplishment; execution
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
North American Free Trade Agreement; NAFTA