major powers of the world; great powers
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
dominion; territory; possession
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
district; section; sector
to understand; to make out
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
annexation; merger; swallowing up
(religious) faith; belief; creed
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
large number (of); many; majority
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
divide into four pieces; one fourth
solely; entirely; only; or
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
looks; personal appearance; features