promotion; raising of status
vice-minister; undersecretary
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
various countries; various regions; various provinces
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
nature; property; disposition
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
human rights; civil liberties
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
when it becomes; when it comes to
armed forces; military; troops
aggression; invasion; raid
rushing around; running wild
is something that; is that which
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
so to speak; so to call it; as it were