airman first class (JASDF)
Fiscal Investment and Loan Program; FILP
sergeant first class (JGSDF)
captain (JASDF, JGSDF); lieutenant (senior grade) (JMSDF)
job separation rate; job turnover
rose apple (Syzygium jambos); Malabar plum; jambos
azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyana); long-tailed
this week's issue (e.g. magazine)
shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)
Air Self-Defense Force; ASDF
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
thick amazake; thick sweet sake
Imperial Household Agency
frequency; rate of occurrence
permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister
preferential treatment; hospitality; warm reception; cordial welcome
(Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones)
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
purification; refining; simplification
a rival horse or candidate
occupational therapist; OT; overtime; Old Testament
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official