国家
nation, state, country
→ Protecting national security is an essential role of the government.
大国
major power, superpower, great nation
→ The United States is the world's largest military superpower.
母国
motherland, home country, native country
→ There are times when I yearn for the home-cooked cuisine of my motherland.
領土
territory, territorial domain
→ A territorial dispute flared up between both nations.
民族
ethnic group, people, race
→ Many ethnic minority groups inhabit this geographical region.
万人
all people, everybody, the masses
→ I aspire to craft a work that is universally beloved by all people.
成り立つ
to consist of, to be established, to be composed of
→ Society is sustained through the cooperation of a diverse array of individuals.
起源
origin, genesis, rise
→ There exist divergent hypotheses concerning the primal origins of mankind.
定める
to establish, to lay down (laws), to determine
→ It is essential to lay down explicit penal provisions in the statutes.
断言する
assertion, declaration (to assert, declare flatly)
→ He flatly asserted that he was in the right.
目覚ましい
remarkable, brilliant, spectacular, astonishing
→ She achieved brilliantly spectacular results.
前途洋々な
promising, with a bright future ahead
→ Being young and exceptionally brilliant, his future is full of bright promise.
前途多難な
grim future, fraught with difficulties ahead
→ It is said that economic reconstruction is fraught with immense difficulties ahead.
おびただしい(夥しい)
immense, vast, inordinate, countless
→ The earthquake resulted in vast and inordinate amounts of damage.
依然として
still, as ever, as before
→ The problem remains unresolved as ever.
権力
political power, authority, dominion
→ Abuse of political power destroys a nation.
実権
real power, actual authority
→ He is the president in name, but actual authority rests with the vice president.
強制する
compulsion, coercion (to enforce, compel)
→ You must not impose your own way of thinking onto others.
崇拝する
worship, adoration (to worship, revere)
→ Ancient peoples worshipped the sun as a deity.
移行する
transition, shift (to shift to, migrate)
→ Migrating to the new software system will require substantial time.
軍事
military affairs, military
→ Voices opposing the buildup of military capability are mounting.
武器
weapon, arms, ordnance
→ Movements calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons are spreading.
事態
state of affairs, situation
→ Please refrain from going outside until the situation calms down.
仕組み
mechanism, structure, setup
→ Please explain the operational mechanism of this machine.
革命
revolution
→ The French Revolution altered the trajectory of world history.
暴動
riot, insurrection, revolt
→ The police mobilized in force to suppress the riot.
動向
trend, movement, tendency
→ It is necessary to closely monitor market movements and trends.
善悪
good and evil, right and wrong
→ There are individuals who cannot distinguish between right and wrong.
一様な
uniform, identical, unanimous
→ The students all uniformly wore an astonished expression.
飢える
to starve, to be famished, to hunger for
→ Countless people suffered from bitter hunger and starvation due to the war.
