His secondary role greatly contributed to the success of the team.

The Empire of Japan, written as 大日本帝國 in Kyūjitai, was a nation that existed from 1868 to 1945.

The Imperial Japanese Army was a Japanese military force that existed from the Meiji era to the Showa era.

The Imperial Japanese Navy was once the navy of Japan.

Thinking sensibly, that plan will not succeed.

This is a preliminary plan.

He is interested in diachronic linguistics studies.

He is interested in synchronic linguistics.

That theory is unscientific and has no evidence at all.

He accidentally held her hand.