big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
war situation; progress of a battle
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
federal government (e.g. USA, Australia, Mexico, Germany, Canada)
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to look down over; to look down on
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
two persons; two people; pair; couple
group; party; team; squad; section
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
serious; not joking; straight
well then ...; in that situation; in which case