strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
Japan Air Self-Defense Force; JASDF
coastal waters; adjacent seas
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
intercept; interception; counter-attack
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
embers; cinders; burnt residue; combustion residue
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
several minutes; a few minutes
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
casualties; the killed and wounded
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
nuclear-powered aircraft carrier