Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
impossible; unlikely; improbable
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to shake one's head (in denial)
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
messenger; envoy; emissary
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
front; frontage; facade; main
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
imposing stance; daunting pose
almost; roughly; approximately
height (of body); stature