to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to indicate; to show; to point to
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
rule; reign; government; governing
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
dismissal (from a job); firing; sacking
annual expenditure (of a state, organization, etc.)
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion; 10^12
cut; reduction; curtailment
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
bureaucratic organization; bureaucracy
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
system of government; government structure
to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
blow; shock; strike; batting
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
wartime regime; war footing
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy