why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
power of the state; government authority
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
in that way; thus; so; so?
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
some people; a few people; several people
succession; continuation; series; sequence
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
pacifist constitution (often applied to the Japanese constitution); constitution which outlaws use of arms
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to talk; to chat; to chatter
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
family; members of a family
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good