world economy; international economy
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
to spend time (on doing something)
world history; international history
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
originally; by nature; from the start
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
deregulation; removal (easing) of (official) restrictions; relaxation of regulations
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
enrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)
management; administration; operation
modernization; modernisation
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
reform; reformation; reorganization
revision; amendment; alteration
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
this is why; this means; it is the case that