to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
prescribed form (of writing); format
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
reference data; reference material
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
country; territory; domain; realm
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
military expansion; arms buildup
political measures; policy
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
developed country; advanced country
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
reduction by half; halving
international community; international society
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock