war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
each time it happens; at all such times
Peace Preservation Act (1925)
enactment; establishment; creation
leadership; initiative; spearhead
foundation stone; cornerstone
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
outline; summary; gist; basic points
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
branch family; cadet family; leaving one's employer to set up a new shop with the same name; (arch.) separate house
Treaty of San Francisco; Treaty of Peace with Japan (Sept. 8, 1951)
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
principal occupation; core business
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
government service; the bureaucracy
resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Korean living in Japan
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
study of foreign languages; linguistics
proficient; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
America and Britain; American-British
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to satisfy the requirements
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
support; backing; aid; assistance
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae