union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
final; eventual; ultimate
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
our country; our land; one's own country
defense capability (defence)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
dealing with; coping with
strength; power; proficiency; ability
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(political) administration; political power
(period of) a year; during an era
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
cut; reduction; curtailment
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
defense costs; defence costs; ERA
again; once more; a second time
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
continuation; succession; series
to increase; to add to; to augment
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
ballistic missile defence; ballistic missile defense
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
enactment; establishment; creation
by means of; due to; because of; according to
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner