accept

civilization/modernization (in accordance with Western standards)

to civilize/modernize (in accordance with Western standards)

(historical) The Meiji era: the Japanese era beginning in 1868 and ending in 1912.

a male given name

age, era, period (of time) / the times, spirit of the age / antiquity / a time in one's life, one's days (in college etc.)

The West, western countries

Short for 日本国 (Nihon-koku): Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia) / a surname

Japan

(archaic) Japan