country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
modern state; modern nation
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
association; society; organization; organisation
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to pass (of time); to elapse
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
out of control; uncontrollable
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo