kimono fabrics shop; draper
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
departure; leaving; setting off
lower house; lower legislative chamber
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
cabinet (of a government); ministry
military expansion; arms buildup
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
postwar period; period after Second World War
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
adhering to (a view, policy, etc.); sticking to; holding fast to; steadfastly maintaining
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
Spanish Armada; invincible armada
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
quotation; citation; reference
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory