face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
military force; military strength
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to make one's own; to take possession of
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
a long time ago; in those days
to revere; to respect; to worship
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to come to power; to assume the reins of government
postwar period; period after Second World War
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
inconstant; unchastity; unprincipled
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
regulation of freedom of speech
house where one was born; one's parents' house
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat