to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
control; check; restraint; inhibition
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
the whole nation; all the people in the land
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
changing the world; turning the tide; torpedo modified as a suicide weapon (used in WWII)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
all people; the whole nation
overthrow of the shogunate
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
chastity; virtue; fidelity
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
armed might; military power; the sword; force
war; fighting; fierce competition
society; the world; the times
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
major powers of the world; great powers
various countries; various regions; various provinces
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
(social) class; rank; grade
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
foreign; abroad; overseas
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)