leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
latter part (of a book, film, etc.); second part (of two); second half; sequel
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood
fully armed; armed to the teeth
member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
traffic restrictions; traffic control
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
colonel (JASDF, JGSDF); captain (JMSDF)
infantry troops (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force)
airborne (troops, operation, etc.)
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
direct control; direct supervision
equipping with bombs (e.g. aircraft)
military shoes; combat boots
our country; our land; one's own country
Director General of (former) Defence Agency (Defense)
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
public security operation
maneuvering ground; manoeuvring ground
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to control; to command; to get the better of
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
urgency; exigency; emergency
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)