Department of Defense (USA); the Pentagon; Ministry of Defence (UK, etc.)
promotion; raising of status
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
influence; clout; leverage
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
country; territory; domain; realm
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
while; even though; despite
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
Japan's three antinuclear principles (against producing, possessing and allowing the entry of nuclear weapons into Japanese territory)
our country; our land; one's own country
axis; pivot; central figure; key man
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
complementation; supplementation; completion
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition
present; current; in operation
materials; data; document
being filled with; being full of; permeation
shoji (paper sliding door)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
cabinet (of a government); ministry