army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
post-war recovery; post-war reconstruction
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
adjustment; coordination; integration; conformity
bank; banking institution
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
local (governmental) autonomy
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
permanently neutral country
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
this family; we; this house
to stop talking; to be silent
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to live through; to survive
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
two persons; two people; pair; couple