Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
public security operation
when it becomes; when it comes to
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
section manager; section chief
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
relation; connection; relevance
government; administration
the same; the said; likewise
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
unconfirmed; unidentified
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
temporary; provisional; interim
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
as (for); for; in the capacity of
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
perfect; complete; flawless
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly