(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
agricultural land; farmland
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
new constitution (esp. Japan's postwar constitution)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
military force; military strength
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
sovereignty of the people
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
constitution; rules; regulation
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
existence; possession; having; limited company
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)