Defense Intelligence Headquarters
civil servants; bureaucrat; the suits
interruption; interference; butting in
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
Yamanashi Prefecture (Chūbu area)
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
service area; toll road rest stop; rest area
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
one's destination; place where someone is going; source (of an object); origin; branch office
slot (e.g. dispensing tickets); outlet
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
although there are many of them
canned; packaged in a tin (of biscuits, confections, etc.)
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
turning a movie, comic, etc. into a (computer) game; gamification
copyright; publishing rights
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
introduced species (esp. invasive species as defined by law)
surface mail (by ship); sea mail; ferry service; steamer service
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with