(committee) chairman; president
bureau director; office chief
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
call; summons; convening; convocation
to start; to begin; to commence
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to look forward to something
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
completely beating somebody up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing somebody
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be remembered; to go down in history
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
every month; each month; monthly
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to