after that; afterwards; thereafter
National Defense Academy (Japan); NDA
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
training; drill; practice; discipline
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to feel; to sense; to experience
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
dealing with; coping with
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
very interesting; of great interest
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
J; j; Japan; joule; jack (playing card); tatami mat (as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); Japan Professional Football League
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
negligence; carelessness; mistake
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
reaching; attaining; arrival
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
so; like this; in this way
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
outer space; void of space