foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
one large ...; a great ...
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
traitor (to one's country); quisling
(political) administration; political power
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
coalition; alliance; union; standing side-by-side
ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
international; diplomatic intercourse
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
development; exploitation
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
hard line; hard-line; tough line; hawkish line
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be too numerous; to be too much
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
in accordance with plans; just as planned
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
specialization; specialisation
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
troops; group members; team members
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity