bargaining chip; bargaining tool
forced to use; forced into a position
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
many problems; various problems
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
northern part; the north (of a region)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
firmly rooted; deep-seated
various countries; various regions; various provinces
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
police officer; policeman; constable
back country; remote countryside
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
inspection; examination; checking
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to call a person's attention (to)
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
ordinary citizen; the general public
killing and wounding; bloodshed
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
too much; excessively; too
(seriously and slightly) injured persons; people with serious and minor injures
corruption (of text, e.g. in email, due to improper encoding); garbling; illegal character; corrupted text; garbled text
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay