reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
political organization (organisation)
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
high spirits; boastful talk
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
study group; study meeting
suprapartisan; multiparty; bipartisan; nonpartisan
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
financial muscle; economic clout
business world; business circles; (the) industry
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
early post war period; immediately after the war
Western brute (esp. American and British); Western savage
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
post-war recovery; post-war reconstruction
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
far right (in politics); extreme right; ultraright
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
Japan's three antinuclear principles (against producing, possessing and allowing the entry of nuclear weapons into Japanese territory)
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
possession of nuclear weapons
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
to forget completely; to leave behind
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference