state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
there is nothing; having nothing
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to concern; to be related
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)
(United States of) America; USA; US
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
Apollo program; Project Apollo
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
professor; teaching; instruction
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
the concerned government agencies; the ministries and agencies that are relevant to the matter at hand; the relevant authorities
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
management; administration; operation
power; authority; jurisdiction
the Pentagon (US Department of Defense); pentagon
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning