where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
(political) power; authority; influence
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
some people; a few people; several people
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
even if; even though; however; no matter how
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in