member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
training; drill; practice; discipline
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
(about) medium; middle; average
to encamp; to take up positions
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
very good luck; excellent fortune
if so; in that case; in that situation
very likely; very probable
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to run through; to run past
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
survival; survivor; relic
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)