restoration of public order
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
home area; home town; local
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
people; citizens; subjects; folk
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
self-consciousness; self-awareness
Cornerstone of Peace (in the Peace Memorial Park on Okinawa Island)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
the big two...; two major...; two main...
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
group; bunch; crowd; group
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
powerful family; powerful clan
to be thrilled; to be excited
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away