aggression; invasion; raid
disturbance; riot; mayhem
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
in case of; at that time; at this time
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
restoration of public order
economic revitalization; economic revitalisation; rebuilding of an economy
postwar period; period after Second World War
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
troubled times; turbulent times
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
evocation; inducement; giving rise to
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
defense; defence; protection
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
all the officials, both military and civil
monolith; large slab of rock
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
early (prompt) settlement; swift resolution; speedy solution
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)