faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
military force; military strength
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
aggression; invasion; raid
disturbance; riot; mayhem
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