willpower; energy; vitality
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
democratization; democratisation
unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to be silent; to say nothing
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
black ground; black cloth
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
white background; blank; female virgin
to dye; to colour; to color
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
written appeal; manifesto; declaration
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
lengthy military expedition; Long March (China, 1934-1936); Long March (series of Chinese launch vehicles)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
return of something; repayment
Red Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946); Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...