post-war recovery; post-war reconstruction
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to rebuild; to reconstruct
at that time; in those days
each nation; many nations; many countries
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
important place; strategic point; critical location
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
many; numerous; various; large number of
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
influential person; man of importance
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
(archaeological) remains; remnants (of ancient structures); ancient foundation
round shape; circle; circular form
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
to thrust before; to thrust at
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to spend time (on doing something)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
installment; instalment; premium; bill
modern times; the modern age; this day and age