military family; warrior class
weak point; unskillfulness
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
surveillance system; monitoring system
love affair; sensual pleasures
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to take advantage of an opportunity
bearing; heading; point of the compass
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
oracle; revelation; divine message
gene recombination; genetically modified; GM
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
machine technology; mechanical technology
space development; space exploration
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
world economy; international economy
to leave this world; to die
creation; Creation (by God)
numerator; molecule; member; element
as; because; with; due to
Astro Boy (Japanese anime character)
Starship Troopers (1959 novel by Robert A. Heinlein)
pica (eating disorder); atomic bomb