to surround; to crowd around
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
postwar period; period after Second World War
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
government; administration
each prefecture; all prefectures
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
construction; establishment
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
error; mistake; slip; bug
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
citizens' campaign; citizens' group
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
mass communication; mass media
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
moving; changing residence; change of address
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
consequently; as a result
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
specific area; specified region; designated area
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures