succession; continuation; series; sequence
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
Department of the Army; Ministry of the Army (Japan; 1872-1945)
government-regulated organization or facility, etc. (organisation)
revision; amendment; alteration
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
calming down; quieting down
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
student (esp. a university student)
(army) military academy; Imperial Japanese Army Academy
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to graduate from a university
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be manageable; to be able to handle
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
secrecy; highly classified information
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to spit out; to eject; to dump
such; like that; that sort of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
private citizen; civilian
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)