在下列各句的空格内填上一个适当的完整的单词，该词的首字母已给出。
1. Tony is really p____. He keeps waiting outside the house for almost three hours.
2. The f____  stood on the board, laughing happily, because they caught lots of fish this time.
3. When I heard of my grandma's d____, I couldn't help crying.
4.Parents hope their children can do best in the class, so they usually e____  too much of their children.
5. There is nothing in the box. It's e____ 

斯塔夫里阿诺斯在《全球通史》中指出：“他们现在提出了一个非凡的改革方案，宗旨在于建立一个强大的日本，而不是完全模仿西方国家……”为“建立一个强大的日本”，“他们”在政治方面采取的措施是（　　）