dominion; territory; possession
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
release; emission; ejection
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
series (e.g. electrical); serial
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
decrease; reduction; decline
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
space development; space exploration
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
such; like that; that sort of; very
extinction; annihilation; destruction
government office building
illumination; decorative lighting
night lighting; nighttime illumination