active; positive; progressive
in the end; at the end of the day
the future; future prospects
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
sympathy; empathy; response
oppression; suppression; pressure
people from overseas, especially from China and Korea, who settled in early Japan and introduced continental culture to the Japanese
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
wicked tongue; abusive language
exemplification; illustrating by example
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
security (e.g. national security); US-Japan Security Treaty; campaign against the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty (1959-60, 1970)
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
great war; great battle; world war
industrialist; entrepreneur
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
outside the country; abroad
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
grudge; complaint; reproach
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities