ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
munitions industry; war industry
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
development; exploitation
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
(period of) a year; during an era
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
ago; since; before; previous
license production; licence production
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
headquarters; head office; main office
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
civil servants; bureaucrat
defense; defence; protection
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
enterprise; business; company; corporation
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
fee; charge; rate; material
royalty (payment); loyalty
finished product; finished goods; completed article
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to be expensive; to be costly
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
pistol; handgun; revolver
supply; provision; raising; procurement
such; like that; in that way
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble