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石油 (せきゆ)
Common word
JLPT N3
Noun
1. oil; petroleum
2. kerosene; paraffin
戦争
Common word
JLPT N4
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. war
2. fighting; fierce competition
市民（しみん）
Common word
JLPT N4
Noun
1. citizen (of a country); citizenry
その新しい法律が市民から自由を奪った。
The new law has deprived the citizens of their liberty.
Noun
2. citizen (of a city); resident; inhabitant; townspeople
私は千葉市民ですが、東京で勤めています。
I am a citizen of Chiba, but work in Tokyo.
Noun
3. bourgeoisie; middle class
犠牲
Common word
JLPT N1
Noun
1. sacrifice
数千人がこの病気の犠牲になった。
Thousands of people became victims of this disease.
Noun
2. victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
国際社会（こくさいしゃかい）
Noun
1. international community; international society
非難（ひなん）
Common word
JLPT N1
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
隣国（りんごく）
Common word
Noun
1. neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
侵攻（しんこう）
Common word
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
1. invasion
危機（きき）
Common word
JLPT N1
Noun
1. crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
背景（はいけい）
Common word
JLPT N1
Noun
1. background; scenery; backdrop; setting
Noun
2. background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; context
欧州連合（おうしゅうれんごう）
Noun
1. European Union; EU
面積（めんせき）
Common word
JLPT N2
Noun
1. area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
耕地（こうち）
JLPT N2
Noun
1. arable land; plantation; farmland
農業国（のうぎょうこく）
Noun
1. agricultural country; agrarian nation
欧州（おうしゅう）
Common word
Noun
1. Europe（also ヨーロッパ）
Place
国旗（こっき）
Common word
Noun
1. national flag
首都（しゅと）
Common word
JLPT N3
Noun
1. capital (city); metropolis
Wikipedia definition
公国（こうこく）
Noun
1. dukedom; duchy; principality
衰退（すいたい）
Common word
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
栄える（さかえる）
Common word
JLPT N1
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
1. to prosper; to flourish
Antonym: 衰える
衰える（おとろえる）
Common word
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
1. to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither; to waste away
Antonym: 栄える
本家（ほんけ）
Common word
Noun
1. head house; main family
Noun
2. founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
Wikipedia definition
3. Honkeis the main household of Japanese family. The head of a household and his successor reside in the honke, while collateral branches establish bunke. The honke-bunke relationship is also reflected in the relationship between Japanese companies and their subsidiaries.
分家（ぶんけ）
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
台頭（たいとう）
（Common word）
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one’s head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power; gathering strength
支配（しはい）
Common word
JLPT N3
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. rule; domination; control
静けさが森を支配していた。
Silence reigned in the forest.
共和国（きょうわこく）
Common word
Noun
1. republic; commonwealth
社会主義（しゃかいしゅぎ）
Common word
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle ‘no’
1. socialism
(Socialism is an economic system characterised by social ownership and/or control of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy, and a political philosophy advocating such a system. “Social ownership” may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises, common ownership, direct public ownership or autonomous state enterprises.)
連邦 (れんぽう)
Common word
JLPT N1
Noun
1. federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
飢饉 (ききん)
Common word
JLPT N2
Noun
1. famine; crop failure
Noun
2. chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
圧制 (あっせい)
Noun
1. oppression; tyranny; despotism
深刻 (しんこく)
Common word
JLPT N3
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. serious; severe; grave; acute
健康被害 (けんこうひがい)
Noun
1. health hazard; health damage
独立 (どくりつ)
Common word
JLPT N3
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. independence; self-reliance; supporting oneself; being on one’s own
彼女は両親から独立している。
She is independent of her parents.
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom
インドは英国から１９４７年に独立した。
India gained independence from Britain in 1947.
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
3. separation; isolation
頑固になればなるほど独立するよ。
The more stubborn you are, the more isolated you become.
宣言 (せんげん)
Common word
JLPT N1
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. declaration; proclamation; announcement
国内 (こくない)
Common word
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle ‘no’
1. internal; domestic
欧米 (おうべい)
Common word
JLPT N2
Noun
1. Europe and America; the West
対立 (たいりつ)
Common word
JLPT N2
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle ‘no’
1. confrontation; opposition; antagonism
住民 (じゅうみん)
Common word
JLPT N3
Noun
1. inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
文法 (ぶんぽう)
Common word
JLPT N4
Noun
1. grammar
語彙 (ごい)
Common word
JLPT N1
Noun
1. vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
攻撃 (こうげき)
Common word
JLPT N3
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. attack; assault; raid; onslaught; offensive
Antonym: 守備
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2. criticism; censure; denunciation; condemnation
守備 (しゅび)
Common word
JLPT N1
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle ‘no’
1. defense; defenceAntonym: 攻撃
守備のために置く軍隊のことを「守備隊」といい、治安を守る働きをする。
The troops that are put in place for defensive purposes are called “a garrison” and serve to protect civic order.
軍事 (ぐんじ)
Common word
JLPT N1
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle ‘no’
1. military affairs
抵抗 (ていこう)
Common word
JLPT N3
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. resistance; opposition; standing up to
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. reluctance; repulsion; repugnance
欧米諸国 (おうべいしょこく)
Noun
1. Western countries; European and (North) American countries
反発 (はんぱつ)
Common word
JLPT N1
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. opposition; rebellion; revolt; resistance; backlash; refusal
若者達は本来、親の考えに対して反発するものだ。
It is quite natural for young people to rebel against their parents.
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. rebounding; recoiling; repulsion
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
3. rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
招く (まねく)
Common word
JLPT N3
Godan verb with ‘ku’ ending, Transitive verb
1. to invite; to ask
私たちはジェーンとエレンを招くつもりだ。
We are going to invite Jane and Ellen.
Godan verb with ‘ku’ ending, Transitive verb
2. to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to
警官は人差し指で僕を招いた。
The policeman beckoned to me with his forefinger.
Godan verb with ‘ku’ ending, Transitive verb
3. to call in; to send for; to summon
Godan verb with ‘ku’ ending, Transitive verb
4. to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in
私の誤りは彼の怒りを招いた。
My mistake incurred his anger.
孤立 (こりつ)
Common word
JLPT N1
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. isolation; being alone; being friendless
経済 (けいざい)
Common word
JLPT N4
Noun
1. economy; economics
Noun
2. finance; (one’s) finances; financial circumstances
Noun
3. being economical; economy; thrift
経済制裁 (けいざいせいさい)
Noun
1. economic sanctions
打撃 (だげき)
Common word
JLPT N1
Noun
1. blow; shock; strike; damage
この何ヶ月かはひどい打撃を受けました。
I took such a hammering over recent months.
痛手 (いたで)
Common word
Noun
1. serious wound
Noun
2. hard blow
彼の死は我が社にとって大きな痛手であった。
His death was a great loss to our firm.
言語 (げんご)
Common word
JLPT N3
Noun
1. language
文化 (ぶんか)
Common word
JLPT N4
Noun
1. culture; civilization; civilisation
両地域は宗教と文化が違っている。
The two regions differ in religion and culture.
踏み切る (ふみきる)
Common word
Godan verb with ‘ru’ ending, Transitive verb
1. to take off; to jump; to leap
Godan verb with ‘ru’ ending, Transitive verb
2. to take the plunge; to decide; to embark on; to venture into; to launch out into
彼は多くの希望と不安を抱いて結婚にふみきった。
He embarked on his marriage with many hopes and fears.
大統領 (だいとうりょう)
Common word
JLPT N3
Noun
1. president (of a country)
Noun
2. big man; boss; buddy; mateFamiliar language, used vocatively; esp. of an actor
演説 (えんぜつ)
Common word
JLPT N3
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. speech; address
占拠 (せんきょ)
Common word
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
権力 (けんりょく)
Common word
JLPT N1
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle ‘no’
1. (political) power; authority; influence
