position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to give an address (before a large number of people); to give a forceful speech
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
settlement; solution; resolution
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to live through; to survive
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
generation; the world; the age
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
father and mother; parents
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
like this; this sort; this way
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
don't you think?; indicates question
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
pre-war days; before the war
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
foundation stone; cornerstone
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
solution; solution strategy
world peace; peace of the world
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
all present; all concerned; all of us
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
second line of a four-line Chinese poem