posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
journal; magazine; periodical
outbreak of war; starting a war
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
pointing out; identification
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
center; centre; metropolis
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
France; French (language)
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
(United States of) America; USA; US
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
major war; great war; world war
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
systematic; organized; organizational
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
continuation; succession; series
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine